December 29, 2008
CO leak repaired at Lakeview senior home
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
CHICAGO (WLS) -- No one was hurt when dangerous levels of carbon monoxide were
found at a North Side Chicago Housing Authority senior citizens' apartment ...
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Carbon monoxide rears its ugly head 29.12.2008
Polish Radio External Service - Poland
Carbon monoxide poisoning cases are on the rise in Poland . Five persons,
including a child, suffered light poisoning with this deadly gas in Ketrzyn, ...
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Close calls show value of carbon monoxide detectors
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL, USA
But many homes still lack carbon monoxide detectors - even though they have been
required in most Illinois homes for nearly two years. ...
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Benefit
For Family Shattered By Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KKTV 11 News - Colorado Springs , CO , USA
There were no carbon monoxide detectors, so there was no way to know, that the
family was slowly being poisoned. All three of the Murphy's weren't feeling ...
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Unplugged
Carbon Monoxide Detector Leads To Close Call
CityNews - Toronto , Canada
The owner of the house on Hillcrest Drive , a grandfather, figured the source of
his family's illness to be carbon monoxide poisoning and got everyone out of ...
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Be wary of carbon monoxide
The Patriot Ledger - Quincy , MA , USA
Fire officials are warning South Shore residents to be alert to the possibility
of carbon monoxide poisoning this winter. Carbon monoxide is an invisible ...
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Carbon monoxide strikes in China again - USATODAY.com
Sixty-five elementary school students in northern China were poisoned by carbon
monoxide after smoke from a dormitory boiler seeped into their rooms, ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning in house sends three to hospital
Pulse 24 - Toronto , Ontario , Canada
Three people are in hospital after carbon monoxide filled a home near Davenport
Road and Christie Street Saturday morning. Police say a family of 11 woke up ...
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MEMA issues carbon dioxide safety tips
Georgetown Record - Beverly , MA , USA
“Each year, particularly during the cold winter months, many people die or are
injured from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.” MEMA provides these tips ...
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Carbon monoxide in house kills Clay man
Charleston Gazette - WV, USA
One person was killed and five people, including two children, were sent to the
hospital after carbon monoxide built up in a house in Clay County early ...
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Family recovering after accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in ...
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando , FL , USA
An east Orange County family is recovering tonight after being accidentally
poisoned by carbon monoxide in their home. The husband, an Orange County deputy,
...
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Carbon monoxide tragedies avoidable with home detector
Brunswick Times Record - ME, United States
Her sister, brother-in-law, niece and nephew were dead, poisoned by carbon
monoxide. The odorless, colorless, tasteless gas is produced whenever any fuel
is ...
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GA Homes
Will Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors
WCTV - Tallahassee , FL , USA
Reporter: AP Mobile ~ Now local news, weather, sports, movies, stocks and other
cities throughout the country on your cell phone or PDA. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Sends Crews To NW Side Building
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago , IL , USA
Read more in our Privacy Policy Several ambulances are on the scene after
elevated levels of carbon monoxide were reported at a Northwest Side building
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December 26, 2008
Manitou
Woman Dies of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KRDO - Colorado Springs , CO , USA
MANITOU SPRINGS- El Paso County Detectives are searching for the origin of a
carbon monoxide leak that killed a Manitou Springs woman. ...
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December, January peak months for carbon monoxide poisoning
Reno Gazette Journal - Reno , NV , USA
Carbon monoxide, known as the "Silent Killer," is a colorless, odorless gas
produced by burning material containing carbon and many of the things that ...
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Code
to require carbon monoxide monitors
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus , GA , USA
The code change means Georgia joins 15 states with carbon monoxide
detector-related statutes. Those include Florida and Virginia . An August 2008
Centers For ...
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Paramedics receive grant for carbon monoxide detection
Aspen Times - Aspen , CO , USA
ASPEN — The Basalt fire department used a $5000 grant this month to purchase
equipment that will vastly improve its ability to detect carbon monoxide ...
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Residents at East Allen Township complex evacuated with reports of ...
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com - Lehigh Valley, PA, USA
Emergency responders identified the carbon monoxide fumes in the building and
requested additional EMS response, including Advanced Life Support. ...
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65 children sickened by carbon monoxide in China
International Herald Tribune - France
AP BEIJING : Sixty-five elementary school students in northern China were
poisoned by carbon monoxide after smoke from a dormitory boiler seeped into
their ...
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Park City man dies of carbon monoxide poisoning
Chicago Tribune - United States
A Park City man died of carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday after drinking and
passing out next to a running vehicle in his garage, officials said. ...
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4 Pets
Die In Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Fox5 KVVU - Las Vegas , NV , USA
Investigators said a woman left her car running inside her garage and carbon
monoxide infiltrated the complex. The woman was in critical condition Wednesday
...
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Carbon monoxide leak sends three to hospital
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham , MA , USA
By Abby Jordan/Daily News staff A carbon-monoxide detector alarm alerted a woman
to a dangerous gas leak yesterday afternoon, but three people still had to ...
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10 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in NJ
New Brunswick Home News Tribune - New Brunswick , NJ , USA
NEWARK , NJ (AP) — Police say 10 people were treated for carbon monoxide
poisoning in Maplewood this morning, and eight were hospitalized. ...
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December 24, 2008
Rinnai Recalls Wall
Furnaces Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation
with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following
consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately
unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recalled
products, see CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)
Olathe Residents Urged to be Aware of Carbon Monoxide’s Threat
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City , MO , USA
Each year in America , unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning claims more
than 500 lives and sends another 15200 people to hospital emergency rooms for
...
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DELAWARE: Carbon monoxide leak sends children to hospital
Delmarva Daily Times - MD, USA
Makenzie was one of 38 children and 11 adults taken to Kent General Hospital
after a 9 am carbon monoxide leak at the center, which offers traditional child
...
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Carbon monoxide
fumes kill three near Two Grey Hills
Farmington Daily Times - Farmington , NM , USA
Carbon monoxide, the silent killer, is to blame for the deaths of Roselyn
Sandoval, 55, of Shiprock, Marie Smith, 62, of Aztec and Mae Manygoats, 63, ...
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Authorities
blame woman's death on carbon monoxide
KJCT8.com - Grand Junction , CO , USA
(AP) - Authorities say carbon monoxide poisoning is what killed a 22-year-old
woman whose body was found last week at her Manitou Springs home. ...
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City: Zamboni caused ice-rink illnesses
Indianapolis Star - United States
By Melanie D. Hayes The Carmel Ice Skadium re-opened Monday night after it was
shut down during the weekend because a carbon monoxide leakage sickened ...
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December 23, 2008
High carbon monoxide forces evacuation
Chicago Breaking News - Tribune - Chicago , IL , USA
Residents are back in their apartment building this morning after a carbon
monoxide scare in the city's Roscoe Village neighborhood. ...
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HEALTH:
Beware carbon monoxide poisoning in winter months
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick , WA , USA
“Carbon monoxide is often called a silent killer,” said JoDee Peyton, a health
district environmental health specialist. “You can’t see it, ...
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Raccoon causes carbon monoxide fatality in East Sandwich
Boston Herald - United States
By Ira Kantor A 62-year-old East Sandwich man was found dead of carbon monoxide
poisoning in his home Sunday morning after a raccoon crawled into his ...
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Ont. boy saves family from carbon monoxide poisoning
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia , Canada
Tome said the level of carbon monoxide in the house was 78 parts per million
(ppm). According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation website, ...
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Oregon man and woman die of carbon-monoxide poisoning in garage
Seattle Times - United States
A Gresham man and woman were found dead of carbon-monoxide poisoning in a truck
in a Gresham garage, and authorities say it appears to have been an accident ...
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Carbon monoxide sends six to hospitals - The Boston Globe
Residents at a Dorchester apartment building were saved yesterday by the blaring
of carbon monoxide detectors after a heating system malfunctioned and ...
Heloise: Tips to prevent carbon-monoxide poisoning
Houston Chronicle - United States
It was not that, but our fire/carbon-monoxide alarm. The alarm said, “Warning,
carbon monoxide!” I telephoned the nonemergency police number, and the police
...
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Mother and child made ill by carbon monoxide
TheDay - New London , CT , USA
By Izaskun E. Larrañeta Groton — A mother and her infant were taken to Lawrence
& Memorial Hospital with possible carbon monoxide poisoning earlier today. ...
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December 22, 2008
Carbon monoxide alarms crucial in winter
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay , WI , USA
When she and two of her roommates heard the piercing beep of a carbon monoxide
detector, they left the house, in the 600 block of Fourth Street and ...
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Man dies when raccoon blocks furnace exhaust
Boston Herald - United States
By AP SANDWICH — Sandwich police say a 62-year-old man has been found dead in
his home, apparently the victim of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a dead
...
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Carbon monoxide forces evacuation
Chicago Breaking News - Tribune - Chicago , IL , USA
About 17 South Side residents were out in the cold after high carbon monoxide
levels were detected around midnight in their apartment building. ...
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Multiple search warrants from CO poisoning
Aspen Times - Aspen , CO , USA
That is when an investigator found that “a combination of errors” in the
electrical, plumbing and mechanical system caused carbon monoxide to infiltrate
the ...
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Family
Forced Out Into Cold By Carbon Monoxide
WOWT - Omaha , NE , USA
An Omaha family was reminded Sunday night of the importance of working carbon
monoxide detectors inside the home. Firefighters found high levels of carbon ...
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Family Recovers From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WCCO - Minneapolis , MN , USA
(File) Nine people were taken to the hospital Saturday from a south Minneapolis
duplex after a carbon monoxide leak--one that almost killed two teenagers. ...
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4 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
KTUU - Anchorage , AK , USA
AP - December 21, 2008 3:54 PM ET JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Four people aboard an
Alaska Airlines flight from Sitka to Juneau were treated for carbon monoxide ...
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Carbon monoxide forces residents out of apartment building
Edmonton Sun - Alberta , Canada
By THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — A woman was taken to hospital as a precaution
after a buildup of deadly carbon monoxide gas in an Edmonton apartment block ...
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Carbon monoxide leak evacuates Carmel Ice Skadium
Indianapolis Star - United States
... 2008, the Carmel Ice Skadium called 911 to report that several patrons
seemed to be suffering from the effects of high carbon monoxide (CO) levels. ...
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The Union Leader
MSNBC - USA
State Fire Marshal Bill Degnan said carbon monoxide poisoning from running
generators continues to be one of the most significant safety threats. ...
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CO detector credited with preventing tragedy
Chicago Tribune - United States
Firefighters credit a carbon monoxide detector for preventing more serious
injuries at an apartment complex in the Milwaukee suburb of St. Francis. ...
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Carbon Monoxide is a killer
Big Bear Valley News - Big Bear Lake , CA , USA
A gas oven or range top should never be used for heating as poisonous carbon
monoxide (CO) fumes could fill the home. Any fuel-burning heating equipment ...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning kills boy
Daily Inter Lake - Kalispell , MT , USA
His father, whose name was not released Sunday, was overcome by the same carbon
monoxide, but survived. The boy volunteered to sleep in his family's guest ...
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December 19, 2008
2 workers hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning at Homer Glen ...
Chicago Tribune - United States
Two workers were hospitalized Thursday afternoon after suffering carbon monoxide
poisoning at a construction site in Homer Glen, authorities said. ...
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7 members of Chicago family hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
Chicago Tribune - United States
The Chicago Fire Department said the occupants of the apartment in the 3600
block of West Lawrence Avenue were suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Our view: Be vigilant against carbon monoxide threat
Eagle Tribune - North Andover , MA , USA
Last Friday, rescue crews in Danville found Larry Jenkins, 49, dead of carbon
monoxide poisoning from the generator he had started to power his camper after
...
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PG&E Urges Customers to Protect Themselves From Dangerous Carbon ...
MarketWatch - USA
Several tragic cases of carbon monoxide poisoning have taken place this week as
customers throughout the state try to stay warm. Carbon monoxide is a ...
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December 18, 2008
2 die from carbon monoxide poisoning in East Baltimore
Baltimore Sun - United States
By Liz F. Kay | liz.kay@baltsun.com Baltimore firefighters discovered two people
killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in East Baltimore early Monday, ...
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Eight
hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By Jason Green Three adults and five children were hospitalized with carbon
monoxide poisoning Wednesday night caused by a generator running in the basement
...
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5 Sickened In Albany Park Carbon Monoxide Leak
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago , IL , USA
Read more in our Privacy Policy Five people were hospitalized in serious to
critical condition early Thursday in a carbon monoxide leak in the Albany Park
...
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Carbon Monoxide
Poses Big Threat this Time of Year
KSFY - Sioux Falls , SD , USA
By Chuck Harmer Six members of a rural yankton family are ok after being treated
for carbon monoxide poisoning. Emergency crews say the outcome could have ...
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All carbon monoxide patients treated, released
Bellingham Herald - Bellingham , WA , USA
BELLINGHAM — The nearly 29 people hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
Tuesday, Dec. 17, have all been treated and released, according to hospital ...
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News is Breaking: Two found dead; apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
NewsChannel 9 WSYR - Syracuse , NY , USA
It appears to be a case of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, according to
police. Medical personnel arrived on the scene around 11:30 this morning and ...
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December 17, 2008
MORE VICTIMS
29
Seafood Employees Hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in ...
FOXNews - USA
Carbon monoxide poisoning is blamed for hospitalizing 29 people at a seafood
business in Bellingham , Washington . Investigators suspect fumes from
forklifts. ...
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Doctor
Alarmed by Rising Carbon Monoxide Calls
WBAY - Green Bay , WI , USA
It's a device most people take for granted -- or outright ignore -- and carbon
monoxide detectors weren't present at a location where two victims were ...
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Carbon
monoxide blamed in deaths of 3
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... in a car parked near Squaw Valley USA ski resort, and law enforcement
officials suspect that they were victims of accidental carbon monoxide
poisoning. ...
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Grant Will
Help Provide Carbon Monoxide Detectors
WMTW - Auburn , ME , USA
SOUTH PORTLAND , Maine -- Officials with the South Portland Fire Department
announced a grant Tuesday that will help provide carbon monoxide detectors to
low ...
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6
treated for carbon monoxide fumes | KXNet.com North Dakota News
KXMC - Minot , ND , USA
AP YANKTON, SD (AP) Six members of a rural Yankton family were treated at a
hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning. Yankton Deputy Fire Chief Larry Nickles
...
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Beware of carbon monoxide in your home
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls , MT , USA
Approximately 250 people in the United States die from carbon monoxide (CO)
poisoning. This deadly gas is hard to detect because it is odorless, ...
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Carbon monoxide sends six to hospitals
Boston Globe - United States
(Globe Staff Photo / George Rizer) By John R. Ellement Residents at a Dorchester
apartment building were saved yesterday by the blaring of carbon monoxide ...
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December 16, 2008
CO scare sends 6 to hospitals
Boston Globe - United States
Boston firefighter Steve Turley assisted a mother who said her baby seemed
sluggish after carbon monoxide was detected in an apartment building on ...
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Sixteen people treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in Bellingham
Bellingham Herald - Bellingham , WA , USA
16, after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide inside of Home Port
Seafood’s building. All 16 were taken to the hospital in fair condition, ...
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Police blame on carbon monoxide for man's death
WNYT - Albany , NY , USA
GREENWICH - State police believe carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame for the
death of a Washington County
Tangipahoa man dies from carbon monoxide poisining in house ...
WWL - New Orleans , LA , USA
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office believe carbon monoxide took the life of
a 62-year-old Hammond man found dead in his house on Green Acres Dr. ...
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15 hospitalized with carbon-monoxide poisoning
NTV - Kearney , NE , USA
(AP) - More than a dozen people in southwest Kansas are taken to area hospitals
suffering from carbon-monoxide poisoning. Authorities on Monday said the 15 ...
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December 15, 2008
Blandford couple, stricken with carbon monoxide poisoning ...
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield , MA , USA
by The Republican Newsroom by GEORGE GRAHAM BLANDFORD - In the wake of last
week's ice storm carbon monoxide poisoning from a gasoline-powered generator ...
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KFD issues carbon monoxide warning
Kingman Daily Miner - Kingman , AZ , USA
KINGMAN - With an increase in calls for possible carbon monoxide poisoning, the
Kingman Fire Department is warning the public not to use kitchen stoves or ...
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Mouse Studies Suggest 'Toxic' Carbon Monoxide May Prevent Brain ...
AScribe (press release) - USA
15 in Neurotoxicity Research, say that although carbon monoxide (CO) gas has a
long reputation as an odorless, colorless cause of organ damage and even ...
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Carbon Monoxide Dangers
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls , SD , USA
The deadly gas, carbon monoxide, can seep into your home if your heating
equipment isn't working right. You can't see it, smell it, or taste it. ...
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Dog Saves
Family
KHBS/KHOG 40/29 - Fort Smith , AR , USA
The Van Buren Fire Department arrived and took all three residents to a hospital
for carbon monoxide poisoning. The dog owners said they owe their life to ...
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4 hospitalized from carbon monoxide leak
6abc.com - Philadelphia , PA , USA
WEST OAK LANE - December 14, 2008 (WPVI) -- A carbon monoxide leak has sent four
people, including two children, to the hospital. ...
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Club evacuated in carbon monoxide poisoning scare
thisiskent.co.uk - Tunbridge Wells , England , UK
Some 100 people were evacuated from the club which had higher than normal
readings of carbon monoxide. Crew from five fire engines gave guests oxygen but
...
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Have furnaces checked for CO, install detectors
Detroit Free Press - United States
Dear Jim: This time of the year, I always hear about families suffering from
carbon monoxide poisoning. How do I know if my family is at risk? ...
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Generator fumes kill Glenville couple
Schenectady Gazette - Schenectady , NY , USA
By Tatiana Zarnowski (Contact) CAPITAL REGION — A Glenville couple was found
dead of carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday that authorities say occurred in ...
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Generators send more than 20 to the hospital with carbon monoxide ...
Eagle Tribune - North Andover , MA , USA
By Gretchen M. Putnam Gas-powered generators emitting dangerous fumes have sent
more than 20 people to area hospitals suffering from carbon monoxide ...
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Officials warn of alternative heat source dangers
The Union Leader - Manchester , NH , USA
John Lynch said yesterday that hospitals across southern New Hampshire have
reported treating about 30 people for carbon monoxide poisoning, ...
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Carbon monoxide detectors flying off shelves
The Beacon Herald - Stratford , Ontario , Canada
Demand for household carbon monoxide detectors has hit the ceiling since the
reported deaths of four members of a Woodstock family earlier this month. ...
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Carbon monoxide scare on Sidney street
News 10NBC - Rochester , NY , USA
Lack of ventilation is said to cause extremely high carbon monoxide levels in
the house, firefighters say nearly 300 parts per million. ...
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13 Poisoned by Carbon Monoxide in Troy
WXXA - Albany , NY , USA
13 people were poisoned by carbon monoxide Friday night at the Vandenburgh
Townhomes complex in Troy . Fire officials say 2 families who were without power
...
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Free carbon monoxide detectors available at Austin Fire Department
Post-Bulletin - Rochester , MN , USA
The Austin Fire Department has several carbon monoxide detectors available at no
charge for elderly or fixed-income residents. ...
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Carbon monoxide incident sends workers to hospital
The Daily Advocate - Greenville , OH , USA
"A few were overcome by carbon monoxide." "The exhaust oven found its way into
the building through a vent," explained King's Command Plant Manager Phil ...
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Winter Warning About a Silent Killer
WCAX - Burlington , VT , USA
That's because vents blocked by snow can cause carbon monoxide to back up into
homes-- and you may not know it until it's too late. "It is a colorless, ...
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Body
found in home; carbon monoxide suspected
El Paso Times - El Paso , TX , USA
EL PASO -- Carbon monoxide poisoning may be to blame in the death of a man found
in an Upper Valley home Friday afternoon. Paramedics and police were called ...
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December 12, 2008
Four Treated for
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KOLO - Reno , NV , USA
RENO - Four people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning Thursday morning
after firefighters responded to a 911 call that a resident was staggering ...
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Carbon
monoxide detectors could become mandatory
Chatham Daily News - Chatham , Ontario , Canada
A proposal for all homes to have carbon monoxide detectors has the support of
Chatham- Kent assistant fire chief Ray Stone. "It's an excellent idea, ...
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Family's deaths renew call for home CO detectors
Denver Post - Denver , CO , USA
Bob Hagedorn, D-Aurora, sponsored a similar bill last year, which failed to make
it out of the Senate amid opposition from Do you think carbon monoxide ...
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City
sets firm rules to prevent CO poisoning
Niagara Falls Review - Niagara Falls , Ontario , Canada
Earlier this month, a Woodstock police officer, her husband and their two
children died of carbon monoxide poisoning while sleeping in their home. ...
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Free Detectors to Be Given Out at Larchmont Fire House
Larchmont Gazette - Larchmont , NY , USA
by Judy Silberstein (December 11, 2008) Local friends of a family killed by
carbon monoxide poisoning in Aspen over Thanksgiving were at the December 8 ...
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Carbon monoxide | KXNet.com
North Dakota News
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck - Bismarck , ND , USA
Ron Kunda - "with carbon monoxide we find that we get the most calls typically
when the weather starts getting cold. The colder it gets the more calls we ...
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HARRIS COUNTY WARNS OF
CARBON MONOXIDE DANGERS AS TEMPERATURES DROP
The Tribune - Kingwood , TX , USA
Harris County 's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (OHSEM)
warns people trying to stay warm about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.
...
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Apartment complex evacuated after reports of carbon monoxide poisoning
Ottumwa Courier - Ottumwa , IA , USA
By SCOTT NILES Courier staff writer OTTUMWA — The apartments at 530 Frank St.
were evacuated after one family became suspicious of carbon monoxide. ...
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Carbon monoxide detector activations on rise
The Dolphin - Groton , CT , USA
Every year, the Submarine Base Fire Department (SBFD) responds to calls
regarding problems with carbon monoxide detectors. Some of the calls are
problems ...
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Aspen deaths spur another try at carbon monoxide detector bill
Grand Junction Free Press - Grand Junction , CO , USA
By next summer, all homes sold or constructed in Colorado may have to include a
working carbon monoxide detector. State Rep. John Soper, D-Thornton, ...
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Carbon monoxide detectors required
Steamboat Pilot - Steamboat Springs , CO , USA
Aspen — The city of Aspen issued an administrative order Monday that requires
all new homes to be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors. ...
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SRMC Runs
Successful Carbon Monoxide Drill
MyMotherLode.com - Sonora , CA , USA
“Today we had six patients with carbon monoxide poisoning presented at the
hospital. Respiratory therapists were on site to take part, and everything went
...
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Family Survives Carbon
Monoxide Poisoning Scare
CityNews - Toronto , Canada
Just a day after Woodstock Ont., OPP Constable Laurie Hawkins succumbed to
Carbon Monoxide poisoning, which also claimed her husband and two children, ...
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As Temperatures Drop, Carbon Monoxide Dangers Increase
WOAI - San Antonio , TX , USA
One of the big concerns this time of year is carbon-monoxide (CO) poisoning so
it's a good idea to get a CO detector. Unlike a smoke detector, ...
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Carbon monoxide forces 9 people out of church
Examiner.com - USA
Dec 10, 2008 3:09 PM (5 mins ago) AP CUMBERLAND , Md. (Map, News) - Cumberland
's fire chief says nine people were taken to a hospital after a carbon monoxide
...
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Carbon monoxide sickens six in west end
National Post - Toronto , Ontario , Canada
Another family living in the upper level of the home was also found suffering
from carbon monoxide poisoning. Readings conducted inside the house found over
...
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December 10, 2008
Lofgren Home Safety Act Would Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors
TheDenverChannel.com - Denver , CO , USA
DENVER -- Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday to require all new
homes to have a carbon monoxide detector. The bill is named the Lofgren Family
...
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Carbon
monoxide overcomes 4 in Ffld.
Connecticut Post - Bridgeport , CT , USA
By STAFF REPORTS FAIRFIELD -- Four people overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning
this morning were evacuated from their home and hospitalized. ...
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Anglican bishop says carbon monoxide detector prevented tragedy
The Kingston Whig-Standard - Kingston , Ontario , Canada
A carbon monoxide detector bought Monday evening may have saved the lives of a
west-end family yesterday morning. A CO detector, just out of the box and ...
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Five Hospitalized For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
CBS13.com - Sacramento , CA , USA
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ― Five family members were hospitalized Wednesday after they
were exposed to carbon monoxide in their South Sacramento home, according to ...
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Gwinnett Fire Department offers tips to avoid carbon monoxide ...
Gwinnett Daily Post - Griffin , GA , USA
"Carbon monoxide has been labeled 'the silent killer' for many years and is one
that most people don't know about," Rutledge said. ...
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Experts Warn
Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KPTV.com - Portland , OR , USA
But experts said one thing that's commonly overlooked is the danger from carbon
monoxide poisoning. Just like a smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarms can be ...
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"Dedicated, amazing officer" dies from carbon monoxide
Canada.com - Don Mills , Ontario , Canada
An Ontario Provincial Police officer and mother who was found last week
unconscious alongside her husband and two children - who died from carbon
monoxide ...
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Families warned of carbon monoxide risk from unswept chimneys
News Guardian - North Tyneside , England , UK
By NEWS REPORTER FAMILIES planning to have a festive open fire this Christmas
are at risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning if they haven't had their chimney ...
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Six overcome by carbon monoxide in Peekskill
Lower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison, NY, USA
By Rob Ryser PEEKSKILL - Six people were overcome with carbon monoxide and were
taken to the hospital this morning, police said. The exposure happened in a ...
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Carbon monoxide sends three to hospital
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester , NY , USA
Three people were taken to an area hospital early today after Rochester
firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide in a Laser Street home. ...
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Restaurant Employees Sickened By Carbon Monoxide
KTUL - Tulsa , OK , USA
Tulsa - At least three employees of a Tulsa restaurant were treated at Tulsa
hospitals after an apparent carbon monoxide leak. It happened Tuesday night at
...
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December 9, 2008
An Augusta Family Survives Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WJBF-TV - Augusta , GA , USA
But if you’re not careful, carbon monoxide poisoning can creep up faster than
you would expect. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has the story of how a
...
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Carbon monoxide detected at local business
Zanesville Times Recorder - Zanesville , OH , USA
ZANESVILLE — The Zanesville Fire Department is on the scene at Black Springs
Alignment, 1516 S. State St. , responding to a call of high levels of carbon ...
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Keeping Your Family Safe from Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer
Dawson Times - Dawsonville , GA , USA
You cannot see it, smell it or taste it, but carbon monoxide can be deadly to
you and your family. A toxic gas released from fuel-burning household ...
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December 8, 2008
Coalition hopes to cut CO deaths
Deseret News - Salt Lake City, UT, USA
By Lois M. Collins Two winters ago, 314 Utahns suffered the effects of carbon
monoxide poisoning and 23 died. While the count varies slightly year to year,
...
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2
apparently killed by carbon monoxide
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
SUNNYSIDE -- Two Sunnyside residents have died, apparently from carbon monoxide
poisoning while working on their car. The Sunnyside Police Department said ...
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Two People Unconscious From Carbon Monoxide
WCSH-TV - Portland , ME , USA
The home did not have carbon monoxide detectors, and the fire department is
urging people around the state to install them. They consider carbon monoxide
...
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Firefighters, local business donate CO detectors & furnace to family
WSBT-TV - South Bend , IN , USA
Complete strangers donated a new carbon monoxide detector and a furnace to a
family of seven. Their old furnace was in such bad shape, it could have caused
...
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5 hospitalized in Baltimore with CO poisoning
Examiner.com - USA
Fire department spokesman Kevin Cartwright says firefighters found extremely
lethal levels of carbon monoxide in the home. The levels were so high, ...
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‘Combination of errors’ led to tragedy in Aspen
Aspen Times - Aspen , CO , USA
ASPEN — An investigator said Thursday that “a combination of errors” in the
electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems caused carbon monoxide to infiltrate
...
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Exhaust design flaw
cited in CO boat death
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
And Aramark, which also provides most other services at the lake, bought as many
as 1000 household carbon monoxide alarms and installed them in houseboats, ...
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December 5, 2008
5
people in hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning
Detroit Free Press - United States
Five people were taken to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning after they
were found in their home on Detroit ’s east side tonight. ...
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Carbon Monoxide: The Silent Killer
NTV - Kearney , NE , USA
Carbon monoxide (sometimes referred to as CO) is a colorless, odorless gas
produced by burning material containing carbon. Carbon monoxide poisoning can
...
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Cold Weather Heightens Carbon Monoxide Danger
KSAL - Salina , KS , USA
According to Safed Kids Kansas, every year 4000 children are treated in
emergency rooms for Carbon Monoxide exposure, and seven die. ...
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Atlanta fire department donates carbon monoxide detectors to ...
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By MIKE MORRIS The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department is donating 800 carbon
monoxide/smoke detectors to Georgia Tech to be used in student housing units.
...
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December 4, 2008
Three people hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning in ...
Summit Daily News - Frisco , CO , USA
By ASHLEY DICKSON The Rad 57 carbon monoxide detector is now being used by the
Red White and Blue Fire Department in Breckenridge. ...
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Elderly Crookston couple poisoned by carbon monoxide
Crookston Daily Times - Crookston , MN , USA
The CPD was called at 8:48 pm Tuesday regarding possible carbon monoxide
poisoning. Upon arrival, officers were met by two of the Palmers’ family
members, ...
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Carbon monoxide send 5 Brentwood tenants to hospital
Newsday - Long Island , NY , USA
BY JENNIFER MALONEY | jennifer.maloney@newsday.com Dangerous levels of carbon
monoxide from a faulty furnace sent five Brentwood tenants to the hospital ...
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December 3, 2008
Several Children Sickened In Carbon Monoxide Leak
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago , IL , USA
CHICAGO (STNG) ― At least seven people, including several children, were
sickened Tuesday night after a carbon monoxide leak in a Humboldt Park
neighborhood ...
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Probe into Aspen deaths focuses on carbon monoxide detection
Aspen Times - Aspen , CO , USA
Carbon monoxide leaked into the home at 10 Popcorn Lane , about four miles east
of town, where Parker and Caroline Lofgren and their children, ...
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Carbon monoxide focus of Green Bay West Rotary Club
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay , WI , USA
"Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas. You can't taste it, smell it or
see it," he said. "Right now, it's the leading cause of accidental deaths in ...
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BRENTWOOD: Five hospitalized for gas poisoning
Newsday - Long Island , NY , USA
Five people were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning after they were
taken out of a Brentwood home just after midnight yesterday, fire officials ...
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Carbon monoxide from space heater sickens 4
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP CHICAGO - Four people, including several children, were hospitalized after
being sickened by carbon monoxide emitted from a faulty space heater. ...
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Gainesville woman treated for apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville , FL , USA
By Karen Voyles A Gainesville woman was treated for apparent carbon monoxide
poisoning Tuesday, prompting local officials to issue a reminder about carbon
...
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Ledyard man arrested for using charcoal grill
Hartford Courant - United States
Police say the grill created dangerous carbon monoxide levels in the apartment
building. Two residents were taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
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December 2, 2008
Health Tip: Using a Carbon Monoxide Detector
Washington Post - United States
(HealthDay News) -- If you have a carbon monoxide detector in your home, you
also need to be prepared with an action plan in case the alarm sounds. ...
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Carbon
monoxide poisoning kills 11 at Chinese school
RIA Novosti - Moscow , Russia
BEIJING, December 2 (RIA Novosti) - Eleven girls have died of carbon monoxide
poisoning at a secondary school in northwest China after trying to warm up a ...
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SOMETIME’S IT TAKES A DEATH FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME AWARE!
Sales of carbon monoxide detectors on the rise in Aspen
Aspen Times - Aspen , CO , USA
Ace assistant store manager Mark Janda explains how to install carbon monoxide
alarms to Brian Guilander on Monday afternoon at Alpine Ace Hardware in Aspen
...
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As winter arrives, watch appliances that can emit carbon monoxide
Southtown Star - Chicago , IL , USA
Keeping warm when it's cold outside is important, but it could be dangerous if
your home heating system hasn't been checked for carbon monoxide problems. ...
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Three people dead of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Pulse 24 - Toronto , Ontario , Canada
Three people are dead and a veteran provincial police officer is in critical
condition after a case of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a Woodstock ...
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Fire officials urge residents to maintain smoke, CO detectors
Taunton Daily Gazette - MA, USA
By John Hilliard Fire officials are asking residents to keep tabs on their smoke
and carbon monoxide detectors to ensure the devices don't run out of power ...
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December 1, 2008
Faulty heater leaks carbon monoxide into Harwich Port grocery
A faulty heating and ventilation system sent carbon monoxide fumes into Shaw's
Supermarket in Harwich Port and forced the evacuation of about 70 customers and
employees yesterday afternoon.
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Act now, before it's too late
St. Joseph News-Press - St. Joseph , MO , USA
Two from the News-Press story stand out: n All fuel-powered engines and heat
sources produce carbon monoxide gas, so all of these are potential sources of
...
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Carbon monoxide scare at Inglewood Pool
Calgary CTV - Calgary , AB , Canada
A carbon monoxide scare shut down a day of swimming at the Inglewood Pool
Sunday. Around 40 people were evacuated from the building Sunday afternoon after
...
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1 dead, 1 injured; carbon monoxide suspected
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia , PA , USA
A man was found dead yesterday morning, apparently of carbon monoxide poisoning,
in the Kensington rowhouse he shared with his girlfriend, police said. ...
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Family of 4 Die of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KREX News Channel 5 - Grand Junction , CO , USA
The Pitkin County Sherriff's office says the family of four found was dead at an
Aspen home with high levels of carbon monoxide. Neighbors say they were ...
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Three Taken to Hospital in Suspected Carbon Monoxide Leak
WTIC - Farmington , CT , USA
Three people were taken to Hartford Hospital after a carbon monoxide leak at a
house on Greenwich Street Saturday afternoon. Deputy Fire Chief Carol Styles ...
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Dangers of Carbon Monoxide
KREX News Channel 5 - Grand Junction , CO , USA
Chances are, if your home has a fireplace or appliance with an open flame,
carbon monoxide is there too. It's a natural by-product of combustion and it can
...
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Awareness urged on carbon monoxide
St. Joseph News-Press - St. Joseph , MO , USA
The American Association of Poison Control Centers warns that hundreds of deaths
are caused each year due to exposure to carbon monoxide coming from sources ...
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Carbon monoxide sickens about 10
Park Record - Park City , UT , USA
by Jay Hamburger OF THE RECORD STAFF Carbon monoxide sickened a group of people
inside a house in Brighton Estates recently, the Park City Fire District ...
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Two People
Treated For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WTAP-TV - Parkersburg , WV , USA
Two Massillon , Ohio residents, who are staying in New Matamoras, suffered
carbon monoxide poisoning overnight, while they were sleeping. ...
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11 hospitalized in gas leak
Baltimore Sun - United States
By Julie Scharper | julie.scharper@baltsun.com Eleven people were hospitalized
after they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning at a Columbia hotel last night,
...
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Lewis County Family Treated for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WWNY TV - Watertown , NY , USA
Further investigation revealed that they were suffering from carbon monoxide
poisoning due to exhaust from a generator that was running outside the ...
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November 28, 2008 NO HOLIDAY FOR CARBON MONOXIDE
Carbon Monoxide Leak In Howard County Hotel
ABC2 News - Baltimore , MD , USA
The Sheraton Hotel in Columbia is still evacuated at this hour after a Carbon
Monoxide leak sent 11 people to the hospital. At around 6:15 this evening the
...
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Furnace inspections can save lives
Detroit Free Press - United States
BY ZLATI MEYER • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • November 28, 2008 Carbon monoxide,
which claimed the life of a 3-year-old Detroit boy last week, is responsible ...
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Poisonous
gas: Ward off carbon monoxide
El Paso Times - El Paso , TX , USA
So heed Fire Department spokesman Lt. Mario Hernandez: It's carbon monoxide
season, the poison often produced by faulty heaters or heating elements that ...
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New Addington family suffer months of carbon monoxide poisoning
Croydon Advertiser - UK
By Gareth Davies A distraught mother is relieved to be alive after her family
suffered months of carbon monoxide poisoning. Maria Fauvrelle only realised ...
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Five taken to hospital for Carbon Monoxide poisoning in Denmark
Newswatch 50 - Watertown , NY , USA
Five people in the Town of Denmark were taken to the hospital this afternoon for
carbon monoxide poisoning. According to Lewis County Sheriff's deputies, ...
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Bird nest in chimney blamed in Carbon monoxide deaths of Kingston ...
A bird nest jammed into a furnace chimney is the suspected cause of carbon
monoxide poisoning that killed a Kingston man and his son. [...]
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November 27, 2008
THERE IS NO HOLIDAY FOR CARBON MONOXIDE; PLEASE BE CAREFUL
Couple die in suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Hutton Cranswick Today - Driffield , England , UK
Police have been investigating whether an elderly couple found dead in their
Doncaster home were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Police: Carbon Monoxide Victim Had Generator Inside House
KETV.com - Omaha , NE , USA
Police said a 38-year-old man dead from carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday
morning. The property's landlord found the man inside the house at 4131 N. 43rd
...
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Carbon
Monoxide detector awareness
Fox 28 - South Bend , IN , USA
An 11 year old Elkhart boy who died over the weekend from carbon monoxide
poisoning was laid to rest Tuesday. It a scary reminder that the colder it gets,
...
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November 26, 2008
Idling car builds up carbon monoxide in home
HYANNIS — Local firefighters were out before sunrise yesterday responding to an
emergency call on carbon monoxide in a home, a fire department official said.
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Carbon monoxide detectors can save your life
KSEE - Fresno , CA , USA
By Preston Phillips Carbon monoxide poisoning is being blamed for the death of a
Fresno woman this morning. When she was found, CO levels inside her home ...
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Silent killer – carbon monoxide
Superior Telegram - Superior , MN , USA
Carbon monoxide leaking from an old furnace in the basement of an apartment
building at 608-610 E. Seventh St. set off a resident’s carbon monoxide detector
...
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3 poisoned by carbon monoxide in Paramount home
Examiner.com - USA
(Map, News) - A mother and her two children have been hospitalized with carbon
monoxide poisoning after they used a charcoal grill to heat their Southern ...
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Carbon Monoxide detectors encouraged after deadly accident
WNDU-TV - South Bend , IN , USA
Sadly the death of an eleven year old Elkhart boy is serving as a reminder of
the dangers of carbon monoxide. Misael Adame died of carbon monoxide poisoning
...
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Nonfatal, Unintentional, Non–Fire-Related Carbon Monoxide ...
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago , IL , USA
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, nonirritating gas that is
produced through the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. ...
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Fire
Dept. responds to 2 carbon monoxide poisoning calls
El Paso Times - El Paso , TX , USA
By Adriana M. Chavez / El Paso Times EL PASO - Paramedics and Haz Mat units from
the El Paso Fire Department responded to two carbon monoxide poisoning ...
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Family poisoned by carbon monoxide
abc7.com - Los Angeles , CA , USA
(KABC) -- Several members of a family are hospitalized Tuesday morning after
being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. Paramedics arrived at the home on
...
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November 25, 2008
Carbon Monoxide Prompts Shadyside Evacuation
KDKA - Pittsburgh , PA , USA
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Residents of a Shadyside apartment building were forced to
evacuate overnight due to carbon monoxide. Officials say a faulty furnace in ...
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Dangers in the home: carbon monoxide poisoning
KHAS-TV - Hastings , NE , USA
(11/24/2008) By Ginger ten Bensel - As winter approaches the dangers of carbon
monoxide poisoning increases. It is something Bruce Bohlen and his family ...
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Millstadt Family Survives Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
MyFox Saint Louis - Saint Louis , MO , USA
There were no detectors in their home to warn them of the carbon monoxide
seeping inside, but still the family survived. They credit God, and one son who
...
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Elkhart 11-year-old dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
WNDU-TV - South Bend , IN , USA
Police say that it was not initially clear that carbon monoxide poisoning was
the cause of death. "They went back in later to test the levels, ...
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November 24, 2008
Hunters Poisoned by Carbon Monoxide
WOWK - Huntington , WV , USA
... Services three men hunting on the Putnam Mason county line were transported
to CAMC Teays Valley for treatment of possible carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Five in
Millstadt sent to hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning
Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA
Five people in a home on Blackburn Manor in Millstadt were sent to a hospital
around 8:15 am Sunday and treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Killer gas fumes often escape detection
Little About - Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra , India
“Carbon monoxide gas is everywhere,” says Henry Gong, MD, of Rancho Los Amigos
Medical Center in Los Angeles . “It’s odorless, colorless and doesn’t irritate
...
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Building emptied due to gas levels
UW Badger Herald - Madison , WI , USA
“When carbon monoxide hits you, it feels like you are having the flu,” Galvez
said, but added “nobody wanted to be checked out by the ambulance. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Death
WYTV - Youngstown , OH , USA
The coroner has ruled the death accidental, saying they got carbon monoxide
poisoning from a propane heater inside. The house had no working utilities. ...
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Possible Carbon
Monoxide exposure injures two babies
KSN-TV - Wichita , KS , USA
By Anthony Powell WICHITA, Kansas--Two babies were found to be not breathing
Saturday evening, possibly as the result of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. ...
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November 21, 2008
Father
and Son in Critical Condition After Carbon Monoxide Leak in ...
WJLA - Washington, DC, USA
Firefighters immediately took both men from the home and used a carbon monoxide
detector to check for the odorless, colorless and tasteless gas. ...
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Indoor air can become toxic
North Platte Telegraph - North Platte, NE, USA
By JOHN LINDENBERGER The Dekleva family of North Platte recently learned just
how dangerous carbon monoxide can be. For weeks, the family experienced ...
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Crosby residents are being made aware of carbon monoxide poisoning ...
Crosby Herald - Crosby, Merseyside, UK
Badly adjusted burners, blocked fuels, dirty jets and poor ventilation can all
cause carbon monoxide poisoning. Symptoms include headaches, dizziness, ...
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Carbon monoxide suspected in death of boy, 3
DetNews.com - Detroit, MI, USA
The family -- a mother and four children -- exhibited nausea and other symptoms
of possible carbon monoxide poisoning, he said, but it has not yet been ...
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Portsmouth Fire granted carbon monoxide poisoning detector
Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth, NH, USA
Thanks to The Public Safety Emergency Service Grant Program, these towns have
received funds to purchase the RAD-57 carbon monoxide detectors, ...
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2 rescued from gas poisoning: Faulty heater causes carbon monoxide ...
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Family suffers gas fume poisoning
BBC News - UK
A Derby family said they were lucky to be alive after they were poisoned by
carbon monoxide in their flat. Claire Allinson, her boyfriend and their ...
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Firefighters want law to make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory
New Bern Sun Journal - New Bern, NC, USA
Jeremy Blalock, New Bern Fire and Rescue fire specialist, discusses the value of
using carbon monoxide detectors. Mary McClean knows the life-saving value ...
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As temperatures drop, check your risk of carbon monoxide poisoning
Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica, NY, USA
Keeping warm when it’s cold outside is important, but it could be dangerous if
your home heating system hasn’t been checked for carbon monoxide problems. ...
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Reducing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Risk
eMaxHealth.com - Hickory, NC, USA
With the start of Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, the Health Protection Agency
is today reminding people to have their fossil fuel and wood burning ...
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11 NH towns getting quick monoxide detectors
WCAX - Burlington, VT, USA
The new, handheld tool instantly measures carbon dioxide in someone's
bloodstream. Carbon monoxide poisoning often isn't detected immediately because
its ...
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Heaters turning on to combat cold temps
Hornell Evening Tribune - Hornell, NY, USA
“Carbon monoxide poisoning results in hundreds of deaths and thousands of
illnesses every year,” said Norma Barton, head poison specialist at the Poison
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Carbon monoxide poisoning warning for outdoor sports
WKOW-TV.com - Madison, WI, USA
Madison (WKOW) -- from WI Dept. of Health Services: As the weather turns colder,
state health officials urge everyone to guard against carbon monoxide ...
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Class resumes at Heights school, but air monitors in use
Houston Chronicle - United States
A classroom that was thought to have elevated levels of carbon monoxide on
Friday is being used today. "Everything is operating normally," Kinney said "The
...
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Maine ER Awaits Winter Stove Burn Patients
Alternative Energy Retailer magazine - Oxford, CT, USA
The hospital also expects to see an increase in carbon monoxide poisoning from
improperly installed pellet stoves and woodstoves. The Bangor fire department
...
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Pensioner killed by crbon monoxide gas a he slept
Sunderland Echo - Sunderland, England, UK
Tests showed that Mr Rutherford's blood contained a 47 per cent saturation of
carboxyhemoglobin, a sign of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Covington Carbon Monoxide
Cincinnati CityBeat - Cincinnati, OH, USA
City Ordinances in Covington, KY require every residential rental property in
the city to be equipped with “at least one approved carbon monoxide alarm in ...
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Carbon monoxide alarm alerts Arundel family
Baltimore Sun - United States
By a Baltimore Sun reporter Anne Arundel County fire officials are crediting a
carbon monoxide alarm with saving the lives of a couple and their two small ...
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Groups
Distributing Carbon Monoxide Detectors
KEYC - Mankato , MN , USA
As households try to stay warm in the winter months, they also run the increased
risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. News 12's Erick Lind found a couple of ...
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Blamed In Two Deaths
KCCI.com - Des Moines , IA , USA
Carbon Monoxide poisoning is blamed in the deaths of Dale and Kathy Whitson, the
aunt and uncle of Iowa Astronaut Peggy Whitson. The Union County Sheriff ...
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Carbon monoxide at Heights school sends 11 to hospital (Note the misuse of
carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide with reference to the text and then the video
link)
Houston Chronicle - United States
Inspectors are trying to determine why the carbon monoxide level was higher in
one fourth-grade classroom at the school, said Lisa Kinney, a spokeswoman for
...
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November 13, 2008
Nation might use MN carbon monoxide law as blueprint
KARE - Minneapolis , MN , USA
Cheryl pleaded with everybody just after her sons Nicholas and Zachary both died
from carbon monoxide poisoning. The family had recently moved into a home ...
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Time to check carbon monoxide levels
Danville Commercial News - Danville , IL , USA
Carbon monoxide is the result of incomplete burning of fuels ranging from wood
and coal to kerosene and natural gas. It’s also created by engines, ...
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Carbon Monoxide Levels May Pinpoint Sleep Apnea Severity
DG News - USA
NORTHBROOK, Ill -- November 12, 2008 -- Carbon monoxide (CO) levels in a
patient's blood may determine the severity of a patient's obstructive sleep
apnea ...
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Klobuchar sponsors bill to require carbon monoxide alarms
Minnesota Public Radio - Saint Paul , MN , USA
Amy Klobuchar, DFL-Minn., is co-sponsoring a bill that require regulation of
carbon monoxide alarms and portable generators. St. Paul , Minn. ...
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November 12, 2008
Adjusting to the new season
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis , MN , USA
Run the engine for warmth but make sure the tailpipe is clear to avoid carbon
monoxide buildup. •Adjust your speed to conditions. ...
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Winter sees rise in carbon monoxide incidents
Mount Vernon News - Mount Vernon , OH , USA
Coma and death can result when the levels of carbon monoxide in the blood become
too high. Breeze said death from CO poisoning is usually a result of heart ...
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Poison Control centers warns of carbon monoxide poisoning risks
News-Leader.com - Springfield , MO , USA
With the onset of cold weather, US Poison Control Centers are warning about the
risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. The risk for exposure to poisonous carbon ...
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November 11, 2008
ND’s child
care center closed by possible carbon monoxide leak
WSBT-TV - South Bend , IN , USA
Firefighters were called in Tuesday morning after the malfunction set off a
carbon dioxide alarm, and tests indicated an elevated level of carbon dioxide in
...
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Carbon Monoxide
Deaths Stun Friends
KSFY - Sioux Falls , SD , USA
By Kent Erdahl People in Brookings are reeling after the sudden death of a
father and daughter from Carbon Monoxide poisoning. ...
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New device helps carbon monoxide victims
WSLS.com - Roanoke , VA , USA
By Lindsey Henley Five people are released from a local hospital after being
treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. It happened Saturday night at Bibleway
...
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November 10, 2008
Carbon monoxide -- the silent killer
Irish Independent - Dublin , Ireland
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that has no smell, no taste and no sound, and
so often goes undetected. You can breathe it in without even knowing it. ...
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Warning over carbon monoxide poisoning
Lancashire Evening Post - Preston , England , UK
The charity CO-Awareness is urging GPs not to overlook the possibility of carbon
monoxide poisoning when patients arrive in their surgeries with flu-like ...
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Carbon
monoxide in Lynchburg church sends five to the hospital
WDBJ7.com - Roanoke , VA , USA
Carbon monoxide levels inside the church were six times higher than normal.
Church members were getting ready for an upcoming event and had set up a ...
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Medical
Miracle: Woman Survives Severe Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KSPR - Springfield , MO , USA
By KSPR News In KSPR's first Medical Miracle Report, doctors explain how they
brought a woman back from the brink of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Fay School evacuated after carbon monoxide alarm goes off
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham , MA , USA
By Daily News staff Firefighters evacuated the main dining hall at Fay School
yesterday morning after elevated levels of carbon monoxide triggered an alarm.
...
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November 7, 2008
Bad Furnace, Carbon Monoxide Sends Four Overland Park Residents to ...
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Four people in
Overland Park
went to area hospitals Friday morning with symptoms
of carbon monoxide poisoning. All were exposed to dangerous levels of the ...
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GPs Urged To Be On Alert for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Symptoms
Rochdale Online -
Rochdale,
England,
UK
An information leaflet on carbon monoxide poisoning (CO) and its symptoms is
being sent to GP practices from Carlisle to
Crewe
and surgeries are being urged ...
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Nicole’s Law anniversary marked in Plymouth
Enterprise News -
Brockton,
MA,
USA
By Tamara Race Seven-year-old Nicole Garofalo died of carbon monoxide poisoning
after a 2005 January blizzard plugged a furnace vent pipe, but her spirit ...
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November 6, 2008
Rockland man treated after carbon monoxide detected in Brockton ...
Enterprise News - Brockton , MA , USA
By Maria Papadopoulos A Rockland man is being treated at a local hospital after
elevated levels of carbon monoxide were detected inside an industrial ...
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Church
Volunteers Sickened by Carbon Monoxide
WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown , PA , USA
Fire officials say about a half dozen people were sickened by a carbon monoxide
leak here at the Christ Lutheran Church in Oley Township . ...
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Law requires carbon monoxide detectors in homes
Minnesota Daily - Minneapolis , MN , USA
BY Briana Bierschbach As temperatures drop outside and people turn on their
heat, experts say people need to be aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide ...
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Brothers Forever members suffer carbon monoxide poisoning from ...
Beliefnet.com - New York , NY , USA
Southern Gospel artist Brothers Forever had a close call recently with carbon
monoxide poisoning on their tour bus. It's not unusual for the group to travel
...
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The Village Square November 3, 2008
The Beacon - Port Clinton , OH , USA
Natural gas furnaces can sometimes malfunction and give off carbon monoxide due
to clogged vents and chimneys. Have all fireplace chimneys and vents ...
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November 3, 2008
Silent killer lurks
Duncan Banner - Duncan , OK , USA
It is carbon monoxide, the silent killer. In high concentrated quantities and
exposure over a period of time, carbon monoxide can cause death. ...
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Family of 5 escapes carbon monoxide poisoning
Newsday - Long Island , NY , USA
BY JOSEPH MALLIA | joseph.mallia@newsday.com A Centereach family of five
narrowly escaped death by carbon monoxide poisoning, awakening groggy and
sickened ...
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Three treated for gas poisoning
Plymouth Evening Herald - Plymouth , England , UK
THREE people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after an incident at a
house near Tavistock, Devon . Fire crews from the town were called to the ...
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Dangerous carbon monoxide exposure
YourHub.com - Denver , CO , USA
Carbon monoxide levels in the home were elevated from the car exhaust; two
others and a police officer were immediately evacuated. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Found In Home
Lex 18 - Lexington , KY , USA
A Lexington toddler was taken to the hospital Friday morning after breathing in
carbon monoxide. Early planning by the family last year helped save the ...
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Lawsuit filed over generator deaths
KHOU - Houston , TX , USA
Reports indicate they had placed their generator in the garage and that it
filled the home with carbon monoxide. The lawsuits state that generators should
...
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October 31 2008
Teak/Drag Surfing Deadly, Coast Guard Warns
About - News & Issues - New York , NY , USA
The US Coast Guard advised this week that a sixth person had died from carbon
monoxide poisoning suffered while taking part in a new boating activity known
...
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Carbon monoxide–saturated preservation solution protects lung ...
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Objectives: In previous work we have demonstrated that delivery of low
concentrations (250 ppm) of carbon monoxide by means of inhalation to donors,
...
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Carbon Monoxide Alert Among Last Night's Incidents
Portage Online - Portage la Prairie , Manitoba , Canada
Crews responded to a carbon monoxide alert. Centra Gas was contacted, and the
source of the leak was found and corrected, the house was ventilated and ...
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October 29 2008
Patrick woman died from carbon monoxide poisoning
Isle of Man Today - Isle of Man UK
A post mortem examination confirmed she died of carbon monoxide poisoning, said
Mr Moyle. He adjourned the inquest, however, for medical issues to be looked ...
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Gas clears building
Edmonton Sun - Alberta , Canada
By THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY -- Four people were sent to hospital in Calgary as
a precaution after potentially deadly carbon monoxide gas seeped into an ...
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HVCA backs Carbon Monoxide awareness campaign
H&V News - London , UK
The initiative organised by the Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance
(COCAA) will highlight the risk posed by faulty gas appliances and the need for
...
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Family Of 4
Escapes Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KOCO - Oklahoma City , OK , USA
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A family of four escaped their northwest Oklahoma City home
just in time as carbon monoxide poisoning nearly killed them all early Monday.
...
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October 28, 2008
Reminder: Carbon Monoxide Risk Rises This Time of Year
By Safety.BLR.Com Editorial Staff editorial@blr.com
(10/28) The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is reminding
employers of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning
in the wake of a recent incident. Says Assistant Director Steve Cant: "Every
fall and winter, ...
Ireland second in survey on tobacco controls
RTE.ie - Ireland
The study found that on average Irish men and women who smoked had almost twice
the acceptable level of carbon monoxide in their system. ...
Fall back — and change
detector batteries, fire inspector says
Benton County Daily Record - Bentonville , AR , USA
Do not install carbonmonoxide or smoke alarms where drafts from fans or air
ducts can reach them. Drafts can blow smoke or carbon monoxide away from the ...
Stamp Out the Silent Killer - CO-Awareness Week November 2008
ITNews - Roma , Italy
Worries about Carbon Monoxide have become increasingly prevalent as a result of
several major incidents, especially the tragedy in Corfu that claimed the ...
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Practice fire safety during the winter heating season
South Pittsburgh Reporter - Pittsburgh , PA , USA
Furnaces and space heaters should be in good working condition to avoid carbon
monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, ...
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October 27, 2008
Amateur
Winemakers Die of Poisoning (Please note confusing use of carbon dioxide
and carbon monoxide in article)
Indian Wine Academy - New Delhi , Delhi , India
Suffocation through carbon monoxide is a common cause of death which
unfortunately took many lives in the tragic fire at the Uphaar cinema too in
Delhi ...
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Some home heating alternatives worry fire officials
Kingston Daily Freeman - Kingston , NY , USA
However, local fire officials say some alternative sources could present fire
and carbon monoxide dangers if used incorrectly or for extended periods. ...
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HVCA backs Carbon Monoxide awareness campaign
H&V News - London , UK
The Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association (HVCA) has joined a
national campaign organised by the Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance
...
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Carbon monoxide leak sends eight to hospital
WBIR-TV - Knoxville , TN , USA
Eight people have been taken to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak on a
houseboat off Volunteer Landing. Just after 6 am Sunday, a child woke up from
...
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With winter on the way, have fuel-burning appliances checked
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
One by-product of the combustion of natural gas, propane, and even wood, can be
carbon monoxide. The danger: Carbon monoxide is poisonous to humans and ...
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Cooler weather brings reminder of Carbon Monoxide poisoning
KARE - Minneapolis , MN , USA
The return of freezing temps means it's time to crank up the furnace and along
with the cold comes a warning of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Carbon monoxide scare sends four to hospital
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham , MA , USA
By John Hilliard/Daily News staff Four people were sent to the hospital as a
precaution after an elevated level of carbon monoxide was reported inside an ...
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Orange cop saves life
Orange Bulletin - Orange , CT , USA
ORANGE - An alert police officer early Tuesday followed his nose to find an
elderly resident asleep in a house filling with smoke and deadly carbon monoxide
...
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October 24, 2008
OSHA opens investigation into carbon monoxide leak at college
BlueRidgeNow.com - Hendersonville , NC , USA
By Mark Schulman COLUMBUS — On Monday, Oct. 20, a carbon monoxide leak at Polk
County Virtual Early College in Columbus sent 32 people to the hospital, ...
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Carbon monoxide accidents on rise in northern Nevada
ELKO - During the past week, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the Elko and
Eureka County Fire Protection districts have responded to three life threatening
emergencies involving carbon monoxide.
News/local News from www.elkodaily.com -
http://www.elkodaily.com/
2008/10/23 - Parents urged to protect family against carbon monoxide
Kiddicare - Peterborough , England , UK
According to the Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance, 20 million
households or 47 million people in the UK do not have their appliances serviced
...
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Injures 4 In Lewisville
CBS 11 - Dallas , TX , USA
Fire investigators believe there was a carbon monoxide leak at the house in the
800 block of West Hill. Officials with the Lewisville Fire Department say ...
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Time to change clocks, batteries
Joliet Herald News - Joliet , IL , USA
The Plainfield Fire Protection District would like to remind residents to also
change the batteries in the home's smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
...
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October 23, 2008
Brooklyn Park woman, 2 children hospitalized after breathing ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis , MN , USA
By the numbers A Brooklyn Park mother and her two children were taken to a
hospital Wednesday night after being exposed to carbon monoxide fumes. ...
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Seniors get refresher course in fire safety
Tri-Town News - Howell , NJ , USA
Jamison also reminded people to change the batteries in smoke detectors and in
carbon monoxide detectors every six months. The fire officials handed out ...
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Exposing an invisible killer: The dangers of carbon monoxide
Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover , NH , USA
LEBANON — The Lebanon Rescue Department reminds residents about the dangers of
carbon monoxide poisoning with the upcoming heating season. ...
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October 22, 2008
Teen found
dead in car had high carbon-monoxide level
Buffalo News - NY, United States
The 17-year-old Lancaster youth found dead in his parked car Sunday morning had
an extremely high carbon- monoxide level in his system, an autopsy has ...
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Thousands at risk from gas dubbed Silent Killer
Northern Echo - Darlington , England , UK
RESEARCH released today reveals that hundreds of thousands of people in the
North-East are putting themselves at risk from carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Man Dies
from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KPVI-TV - Pocatello , ID , USA
A carbon monoxide explosion has claimed the life of an elderly man and has left
the police department reminding people to be careful. ...
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Carbon monoxide campaign launch
The Press Association
TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp was launching a new campaign to highlight the risk
of carbon monoxide poisoning in the home. Research has shown that some 20 ...
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October 21, 2008
Repairs made after carbon monoxide scare sickens 51
Zanesville Times Recorder - Zanesville , OH , USA
Fire officials said a plugged vent in the water heater system was the likely
cause, leading to a carbon monoxide buildup inside the church 10 times more ...
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October 20, 2008
Mother And
Child Go To Hospital After Carbon Monoxide Scare
WHIOtv.com - Dayton , OH , USA
HARRISON TOWNSHIP , Ohio -- A mother and her small child are being evaluated at
the hospital this morning after an overnight Carbon Monoxide problem at their
...
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Plugged vent triggers carbon monoxide scare at downtown church
Zanesville Times Recorder - Zanesville , OH , USA
By LEONARD HAYHURST • Staff Writer • October 20, 2008 ZANESVILLE - The First
Baptist Church on South and Sixth streets was the location of a carbon monoxide
...
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Children May Be More Affected By Second-Hand Smoke Than Adults
Newswise (press release) - USA
Newswise — A study presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the American
Society of Anesthesiologists provides evidence that the carbon monoxide levels
of ...
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What To
Check Before You Turn Up The Heat
WTAP-TV - Parkersburg , WV , USA
"Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless gas, so you might not notice that
something is wrong until you're receiving symptoms and a lot of people don't ...
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Carbon monoxide may have killed 2 men at swap meet
Chickasha Express Star - OK, United States
Speculation was that a faulty heater may have caused the carbon monoxide build
up inside the trailer. Temperatures overnight Thursday and Friday morning ...
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Chiefs offer fire prevention tips
SunJournal.com - Lewiston , ME , USA
Install carbon monoxide detectors in mobile homes or other tight buildings. •
Keep an eye on elderly and other neighbors. • Don't use appliances not meant ...
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Biomass plant comes with health risks
Concord Monitor - Concord , NH , USA
They emit carbon monoxide, sometimes at levels higher than coal plants. Carbon
monoxide is poisonous even to healthy people. Biomass plants also release ...
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UPDATE: House Explodes in Greensboro
WFMY News 2 - Greensboro , NC , USA
A faulty furnace or one that is not properly vented can cause carbon monoxide to
build in the house. To reduce the risk, install a carbon monoxide detector. ...
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Carbon monoxide:
Detectors save lives - except when they fail
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
By Nate Carlisle National Park Service ranger Steve Luckesen, stationed at Bull
Frog Marina on Lake Powell, demonstrates the use of a carbon monoxide and ...
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October 17, 2008
Student digs
The Move Channel - London , UK
Fewer than one in ten think that the presence of carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in
their digs is important when they're choosing a property, despite the very ...
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How reliable are CO alarms?
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Posted: 1:21 PM- Safety experts regard boats as dangerous sources of carbon
monoxide, and there are alarms designed for marine environments - which often
...
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Boating tip: Oct. 17, 2008
TCPalm - West Palm Beach , FL , USA
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas that is very dangerous,
difficult to detect and can kill. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can ...
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Heavy pollution from this year's wildfires
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
More lives were lost and more homes were destroyed in 2007, but more acres have
burned so far this year, meaning more carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and ...
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October 16, 2008
Five hospitalized after CO scare in Ogden
Deseret News - Salt Lake City , UT , USA
By Ben Winslow OGDEN — Five people remain hospitalized for carbon monoxide
poisoning after being exposed to deadly levels of the gas while at work. ...
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PM,
Thurs 16th Oct - Landlord prosecuted after tenant nearly dies
Landlord Expert - London , UK
A landlord has been fined after two tenants were poisoned by carbon monoxide
because their boiler had not been properly maintained. ...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning case leads to new law six years later
Chetek Alert - WI, United States
A faulty furnace had filled the cabin with carbon monoxide, and the couple died
as a result. Following the incident, members of the Hekenbergers' family ...
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Reminder: Change your clock, change your battery
Pittsburg Gazette - Pittsburg , TX , USA
It’s also a good time to change the batteries in carbon monoxide detectors and
emergency flashlights. IAFC reminds people that the best way to protect your ...
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October 15, 2008
Safety for seniors
Lake City Reporter - Lake City, FL, USA
As part of a Columbia County Fire Department initiative, local firefighters are
installing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, free of charge, ...
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West Wirral family and paramedics overcome by toxic gas fumes
Wirral News - Wirral, Merseyside , UK
PARAMEDICS rescuing a couple who had been overcome by carbon monoxide gas were
themselves hit by the toxic fumes. Two of the couple’s relatives were also ...
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Six
of a family died from carbon monoxide poisoning
Geo TV - Karachi , Pakistan
BANNU: Six members of a family died from carbon monoxide poisoning, caused by
gas-powered generators in Bannu on Wednesday. According to the reports, ...
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Carbon
Monoxide Awareness
KOLN - Lincoln , NE , USA
With colder temperatures on the way, the time is now to protect you and your
family against carbon monoxide poisoning. October is National Home Indoor Air
...
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October 14, 2008
13 evacuated due to high gas levels at city home
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie , NY , USA
Firefighters responded to the home at about 2:30 pm after a carbon monoxide
detector activated. The Red Cross reminds all residents of the importance of ...
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Maintaining heating systems is critical, experts say
LubbockOnline.com - Lubbock , TX , USA
"The biggest things you've got to worry about is carbon monoxide and fire."
Carbon monoxide is a deadly, odorless gas that kills about 480 people each year
...
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Two Southborough cops treated for CO poisoning
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham , MA , USA
By Abby Jordan/Daily News staff Two police officers were treated for
carbon-monoxide poisoning Sunday after answering a call about an apparent
suicide at a ...
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Carbon monoxide sickens couple
John Wilberding of Shepherd gets his furnace checked every year, but a close
call with carbon monoxide left Wilberding and his wife Ella grateful to be
alive.
News from themorningsun.com - http://themorningsun.com/
MFD
Hands Out Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Today's TMJ4 - Milwaukee , WI , USA
MILWAUKEE - With winter only a few months away, carbon monoxide poisoning is a
growing concern. The Milwaukee Fire Department is taking a proactive approach
...
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Trenton grocery store evacuated; carbon
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton , NJ , USA
No natural gas was detected, but elevated carbon monoxide levels, 140 parts per
million (ppm) at the highest, were found. Gribbin said normal levels are 15 ...
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October 13, 2008
Tips for safe winter heating include:
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay , WI , USA
Carbon monoxide safety: Carbon monoxide detectors can save lives. It is strongly
recommended that homeowners consider investing in one of these potentially ...
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Water Patrol warns of carbon monoxide risks after four deaths
News-Leader.com - Springfield , MO , USA
Officials investigating the Oct. 5 incident suspect the victims died of carbon
monoxide poisoning while staying overnight on a houseboat on the Mississippi ...
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Possible
Carbon Monoxide Incident Investigated
NBC 10.com - Philadelphia , PA , USA
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia firefighters are investigating a possible case of
carbon monoxide poisoning on the 2200 block of North Woodstock Street in ...
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October 9, 2008
Gas
Vent Dampers Recalled by Effikal Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
The automatic gas vent damper could fail, and if the blocked vent switch does
not activate, the vent could leak carbon monoxide
(CO). This poses a risk of CO poisoning to consumers.
US Consumer Product Safety Commission... - http://www.cpsc.gov
NH utility
issues carbon monoxide warning
WCAX - Burlington , VT , USA
AP - October 9, 2008 3:15 PM ET CONCORD , NH (AP) - A New Hampshire utility is
warning consumers to be aware of the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Is a Tragic Reality for Boaters
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City , MO , USA
Jefferson City , MO - infoZine - Illinois Conservation Police investigating the
incident on 10-5-08, suspect the victims succumbed to carbon monoxide ...
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October 8, 2008
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Boat tips to
protect against carbon monoxide
Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA
LOUIS -- Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas produced by a variety of
sources on boats - engines, gas generators, cooking ranges and space and ...
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8 Coon Rapids HS Students Sickened by Carbon Monoxide
FOX 9 News - Minneapolis , MN , USA
Coon Rapids High School was evacuated late Wednesday morning after carbon
monoxide was detected at the school. Coon Rapids Principal Jeff McGonigal says 8
...
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NY landlord charged in carbon monoxide deaths
amNewYork - New York , USA
RIVERHEAD, NY - A Long Island landlord has been charged with criminally
negligent homicide in the carbon monoxide deaths of three tenants, ...
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Carbon monoxide is tasteless, odorless killer
Wilmington News Journal, OH - Wilmington , OH , USA
By KAT REYNOLDS, firefighter, EMT-1 Carbon monoxide (CO) is known as the “silent
killer,” it is the leading cause of poisoning death in the US , ...
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Carbon monoxide alarm prompts two evacuations at Bridgewater Target
New Brunswick Home News Tribune - New Brunswick , NJ , USA
By BRANDON LAUSCH • STAFF WRITER • October 7, 2008 BRIDGEWATER —Elevated levels
of carbon monoxide that likely came from industrial cleaning machines ...
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October 7, 2008
Family of dancer killed by boiler fumes want justice
This is London - London , England , UK
The family of a dancer killed by carbon monoxide poisoning today called for the
people responsible for installing a faulty boiler at her home to be ...
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Four people found dead
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
Victims aboard the Ryans Express Too houseboat, where four people were found
dead Sunday from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, from top: Ruth and Billy
...
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It is important to check fire safety in all household rooms ...
Kings County Record - Sussex , New Brunswick , Canada
It is important to install a carbon monoxide detector in your home. However,
carbon monoxide detectors do not replace the need for prevention through yearly
...
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Marlborough residents escape CO hazard
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham , MA , USA
By Paul Crocetti/Daily News staff Residents of a Stearns Road home averted
serious trouble yesterday by calling for help after their carbon monoxide ...
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Couple turn on furnace, turn ill from carbon monoxide
Detroit Free Press - United States
By KORIE WILKINS • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • October 6, 2008 A man and a woman,
both in their 20s, are recovering today from carbon monoxide poisoning after ...
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Hollyoaks’ James Sutton warns of Carbon Monoxide danger
FemaleFirst.co.uk - Ashton-in-Makerfield , England , UK
As well as starring in an award-winning examination of homophobia, James was
also the key player in a major subplot involving Carbon Monoxide poisoning. ...
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Fort Lauderdale Career Fair Speakers To Tackle Hot Nursing Topics
Nurse.com - Falls Church , VA , USA
Barbara Bertot, RN, will never forget the tragic day in 2004 when she lost her
19-year-old daughter Janelle to accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Hydrogen Cyanide Poisoning from Inhalation of Smoke Produced in Fires
By Hakeem Alexander
Much warning has been given on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning
resulting from fires. But there is another danger to firefighters and victims in
structural fires which is less recognized, and that is acute cyanide poisoning.
...
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Couple
hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning
KOMO News - Seattle , WA , USA
By KOMO Staff SEATTLE - An elderly couple was taken to the hospital Sunday
morning, suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning, after they left their car ...
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Seneca officials offer fire preparation tips for fall
Anderson Independent Mail - Anderson , SC , USA
Chief Phillips said the most important thing for people to do is install a
carbon monoxide alarm in their homes this fall. “Just as important as any winter
...
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October 5, 2008
Tune up before turning on the heat
Herald Times Reporter - Manitowoc , WI , USA
"Wherever there is fire, carbon monoxide is present," he said. "As long as it is
vented outside, there is no risk, but blocked vents or other furnace ...
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Hotels and offices to install IAP monitoring systems
Daily Times - Lahore , Pakistan
He said that one of the major indoor air pollutants was carbon monoxide (CO),
one of the most acutely toxic indoor air contaminants, which was a colourless,
...
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Damaged flue vents can be hazardous
Windsor Beacon - Windsor , CO , USA
Carbon monoxide can back up into homes thanks to the damaged flue vents. “We’ve
been talking with heating companies and they explained that from the tornado ...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning kills 3
Minnesota Public Radio - Saint Paul , MN , USA
Two men and a boy are dead in Minneapolis after being overcome by carbon
monoxide in a north Minneapolis home. Rescuers were called to a home in the 1600
...
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Carbon Monoxide Dangers
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls , SD , USA
We're talking about carbon monoxide. "Last winter we had a family of 5, they
were all sick and if they didn't call right away, it would have been deadly, ...
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Carbon
monoxide alarms available to low income families
WKOW-TV.com - Madison , WI , USA
As a father was putting his children to bed that evening, their carbon monoxide
alarms sounded. When our crews arrived, they recorded carbon monoxide levels ...
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November Is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month
Dunnville Chronicle - ON, Canada
As the cold weather blows into Canada , here are two potentially life-saving
tips to help protect your family from carbon monoxide - appropriately dubbed the
...
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Conn. couple dies in carbon monoxide poisoning
Hartford Courant - United States
State police say a New Fairfield couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning after
their car was accidentally left running in their garage. ...
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Carbon monoxide leak evacuates Zeh school in Northborough
Northborough-Southborough Villager - Marlborough , MA , USA
By Abby Jordan/Daily News staff A carbon monoxide leak this morning at the
Marion E. Zeh School caused the school to evacuate for several hours and sent a
...
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HSE issues safety alert over carbon monoxide risk
Building.co.uk - UK
By Sophie Griffiths Faulty installations of gas central heating boilers could be
putting countless people at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, ...
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Fire prevention: Safety measures help
Redding Pilot - Georgetown , CT , USA
Anything that burns, he explained, gives off carbon monoxide, and these heaters
have a six-inch circle of flame in them. Kerosene should not be stored ...
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Wausau
Fire Department Giving Away Free CO Detectors in Response ...
WSAW - Wausau , WI , USA
It's responsible for the deaths of more than 500 people each year, so many
people are glad to see a new law requiring carbon monoxide detectors in all new
...
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Fire officials: Too few families have an escape plan
Mooresville Tribune - VA, USA
Carbon monoxide detectors, he said, are also something that any family who burns
wood inside or whose heating operates on a fuel such as propane. ...
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Boca Raton police ID 3 men poisoned by carbon monoxide
MiamiHerald.com - Miami , FL , USA
Police said there were high levels of carbon monoxide throughout the house.
Authorities said there was no sign of forced entry and no obvious sign of foul
...
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Carbon monoxide detectors required
WCLO - Janesville , WI , USA
30, 2008 JANESVILLE — Carbon monoxide is a colorless and odorless gas that can
be deadly. The state of Wisconsin has a new law, which takes affect October ...
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Santa Maria gets a little greener
KSBY - San Luis Obispo , CA , USA
Experts report for every 1000 new trees, at least 60 metric tons of carbon
monoxide can be eliminated. "We're passing on something, we're doing something
...
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Taking the
scare out of your basement
WSBT-TV - South Bend , IN , USA
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that results from improper
combustion by fuel-burning appliances. In high concentrations it could be
lethal. ...
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Insurer
offers landlords free carbon monoxide detectors
Residential Landlord - Dartford , UK
Some of the detail reported in a survey this month commissioned by Lloyds
Pharmacy showed that many council tenants could be at risk of carbon monoxide
...
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September 29, 2008
'Chemical equator' keeps southern air clean
ABC Science Online - Australia
Flying on a research plane from south to north, they saw carbon monoxide levels
jump from 40 parts per billion to 160 parts per billion in the space of just ...
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City warns: Air out basements to clear CO2
Kansas City Star - MO, USA
Johnson said gases such as carbon dioxide occur naturally and tend to migrate to
low areas. Like carbon monoxide, which usually is created as part of ...
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Lucky escape for your mum poisoned by gas cooker
The Bolton News - Bolton, Greater Manchester , UK
By Paul Keaveny » A MOTHER is urging the public to be aware of the dangers of
carbon monoxide poisoning after a gas leak in her cooker left her with toxic ...
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FIRE CALLS: Falls Fire Department reports for Sept. 27
Niagara Gazette - Niagara Falls , NY , USA
20 the department responded to the first of several incidents that involved
carbon monoxide alarm activations. Fortunately none of the incidents resulted in
...
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Fuel regulations call after monoxide death
Western Telegraph - Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire , UK
Pembrokeshire Coroner Michael Howells is calling for new guidelines on solid
fuel appliances after the death of a former forester by carbon monoxide ...
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Warning issued on unsafe stove product
News.gov.hk - Hong Kong
It said the carbon monoxide concentration released from the stove increased by
three times in a few minutes, far exceeding the permissible safety limit. ...
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September 24, 2008
Grayville man hospitalized; was overcome by carbon monoxide
Carmi Times - IL, United States
The residents of the home heard their carbon monoxide detectors alerting to the
presence of the deadly gas and investigated, finding McKenzie unconscious in ...
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Westport cold storage workers sickened
Seattle Times - United States
The Westport fire chief says carbon monoxide poisoning apparently sickened
workers at a cold storage facility. The Westport fire chief says carbon monoxide
...
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Maryland Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Lawsuit for Leak at Ruth’s ...
AboutLawsuits.com - USA
Earlier this year, a Maryland carbon monoxide lawsuit was filed on behalf of 16
employees at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Baltimore City . ...
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Dominic campaign wins safety award
Huddersfield Examiner - Huddersfield , UK
The Kirklees Carbon Monoxide Awareness Group (KCOAG) won the award for Best Gas
Safety Initiative at the annual awards of gas safety watchdog Corgi. ...
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Non-invasive Screening for CO and MET
FireRescue1 - San Francisco , CA , USA
by Mike McEvoy AP Photo/Toby Talbot The detection of carbon monoxide poisoning
is becoming increasingly important to prehospital providers. ...
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British Columbia Safety Authority: Keep Your Home Warm-And Safe ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
A key concern is carbon monoxide, an odourless, toxic gas that is created when
fuel burns incompletely. If trapped in a poorly-ventilated area, ...
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September 22, 2008
Carbon monoxide scare evacuates building
Providence Eyewitness News - RI, USA
The tenants, mostly elderly, were rushed out of the building when carbon
monoxide was detected in one of the apartments, then spread to hallways and ...
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Generator causes CO leak, sends four to hospital
Dayton Daily News - Dayton , OH , USA
By Lynn Hulsey KETTERING — Two adults and two children were transported to the
hospital after becoming ill from carbon monoxide that leaked into their house
...
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Carbon
monoxide: the invisible killer
Daily Herald - Provo , UT , USA
Later, doctors would say the amount of carbon monoxide they inhaled would have
killed them in another 15 minutes. It was the cabin's generator that nearly ...
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Gas leak leads jakes into rat-infested Southie house
Boston Herald - United States
By Ira Kantor A carbon monoxide leak that sickened residents of a squalid South
Boston home prompted city officials to initiate proceedings to condemn the ...
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Family overcome by carbon monoxide
KHOU - Houston , TX , USA
Unknown to them that for two days, carbon monoxide had been filling their home
and slowly poisoning them. “That house was full of it,” said Shaun Smith. ...
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Carbon monoxide leak sends three to hospital in Mount Vernon
Lower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison, NY, USA
A carbon monoxide detector in one of the apartments at 59 Mount Vernon Ave. was
triggered by the poisonous gas, which was traced to a gasoline-operated ...
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September 19, 2008
Man found dead from carbon monoxide in Chestnuthill Township
Pocono Record - Stroudsburg , PA , USA
A man living in this house at Route 209 and Frable Lane in Chestnuthill Township
has died, apparently due to carbon monoxide, according to initial reports ...
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Carbon monoxide blamed in woman's death
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville , KY , USA
Since Sunday, 21 people have been treated at Jewish Hospital for carbon monoxide
poisoning linked to exhaust from generators. In addition, Louisville Mayor ...
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Ike-related storm deaths state by state
The Associated Press
Kentucky — two, a 10-year-old boy struck by a tree limb while mowing a lawn and
a woman exposed to carbon monoxide fumes from a generator at her home. ...
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Monoxide kills 3 dogs left in control van
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson , AZ , USA
By Alexis Huicochea Three dogs left inside a Pima Animal Care Center vehicle in
August died of carbon monoxide poisoning, police said Wednesday. ...
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Carbon monoxide caused fumes at Greenwood store
Indianapolis Star - United States
By Jason Thomas Authorities blame carbon monoxide from gas-powered tools at a
Greenwood construction site for the fumes that sent 15 people to area ...
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September 17, 2008
Duluth Woman Speaks about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WDIO-TV - Duluth , MN , USA
Two days after nearly being killed by carbon monoxide inside their East 4th
Street apartment, the Duluth mother of six, said she and her family have started
...
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15 hospitalized after gas leak at Kroger
WISH - Indianapolis , IN , USA
That firefighter determined there was too much carbon monoxide building up from
some gas powered equipment the workers had been using. ...
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September 16, 2008
OTTAWA: Volunteers evacuated from Central School Elevated levels ...
MyWebTimes.com - Ottawa , IL , USA
About 35 volunteers were evacuated from Central School Monday night because of
extremely high levels of carbon monoxide. Ottawa firefighters responded at ...
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Family's carbon monoxide scare a reminder to all
Duluth News Tribune - Duluth , MN , USA
The hospitalization of a pregnant mother and six children for carbon monoxide
poisoning on Sunday has Duluth Fire Department officials reminding area ...
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More
than 30 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Houston Chronicle - United States
Ike slammed ashore early Saturday, and as of late Monday, more than 1.6 million
people were without power. Three carbon-monoxide deaths in Southeast Texas ...
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Carbon Monoxide Leak at Dairy Sends 4 to Hospital
The Ledger - Lakeland , FL , USA
Four Velda Farms employees were taken to Winter Haven Hospital Monday after a
carbon monoxide leak at the dairy plant. Winter Haven and Polk County ...
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Carbon monoxide warning issued
Evansville Courier & Press - Evansville , IN , USA
With many homes still without electricity from Sunday’s windstorm, health
officials are warning the public about carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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September 15, 2008
Child's death, others' injuries prompt generator warnings
Houston Chronicle - United States
Memorial Hermann-The Texas Medical Center has handled more than 30 carbon
monoxide poisonings. Portable generators can be an asset when the power goes
out, ...
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Carbon Monoxide Scare
Northland's NewsCenter - Duluth , MN , USA
The house tested positive for significant levels of Carbon Monoxide... an
odorless gas that can quickly lead to death at high levels of exposure. ...
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Einstein provides vital clue for inventor
Inquirer.net - Philippines
Incompletely burned fuel leads to the formation of three chemicals --
hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and oxides of nitrogen, all of which have been
proven ...
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Carboxyhemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin: Hemoglobin that has carbon monoxide instead of the normal
oxygen bound to it. Carbon monoxide has a much great affinity than oxygen for
hemoglobin. Carboxyhemoglobin is formed in carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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8
hospitalized in Beaumont with carbon monoxide poisoning
KTEN - Denison , TX , USA
AP - September 14, 2008 8:15 AM ET BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) - Eight people were
hospitalized today with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning in a house where a
...
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Carbon monoxide scare at Holiday Inn
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester , NY , USA
High levels of carbon monoxide displaced 73 guests and three workers from the
Holiday Inn Express in Sweden Saturday morning, according to the Brockport ...
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Residents Urged to Use Caution when Operating Generators
KPLC-TV - Lake Charles , LA , USA
It only takes a small opening for enough carbon monoxide to enter a home,
killing or injuring residents. That's why the Department of Health and Hospitals
...
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Jax resident evacuated for carbon monoxide
Jacksonville Journal-Courier - Jacksonville , IL , USA
BY KATIE ANDERSON A resident of Eleanor Lane called 911 early Friday morning —
his carbon monoxide detector was going off. The Jacksonville Fire Department ...
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Carbon monoxide cases on rise
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
By James Ihaka Dr John Duncan, director of naval medicine at the Royal New
Zealand Navy base in Auckland , said the number of accidental carbon monoxide
...
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Alfama, hemoCORM merge, study carbon-monoxide research
Mass High Tech - MA, USA
Both hemoCORM’s and Alfama’s research teams made near-simultaneous discoveries
that carbon-monoxide-based treatments can be effective when administered ...
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Dangerous carbon monoxide scare in NJ
7Online.com - New York , NY , USA
PATERSON (WABC) -- Hundreds of residents were evacuated in the middle of the
night from a Paterson high-rise by a carbon monoxide scare. The carbon monoxide
...
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French News, Fri 12 Sept 2008: Carbon monoxide poisoning in Nice...
Riviera Radio - Monaco , Monaco
In the Moulins area of Nice yesterday, 200 people were evacuated from a block of
flats, after high levels of carbon monoxide were recorded. ...
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Teens And Father Survive Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Cabin
KUTV - Salt Lake City , UT , USA
Teens and a father were minutes from death as Carbon Monoxide filled a family
cabin. (KUTV) Carbon Monoxide poisoning nearly killed a father and four boys ...
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Product Recalls: gas boilers
The Associated Press -
... because a defect could allow the boilers to produce high levels of carbon
monoxide, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning to consumers. ...
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September 11, 2008
Emergency rule requiring carbon monoxide alarms to take effect ...
WKOW-TV.com - Madison , WI , USA
As of October 1, 2008, carbon monoxide alarms must be installed in most
newly-constructed, multi-occupant residential buildings that contain fuel-
burning ...
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Family survives gas poisoning but weren't saved by CO bell
HeatingandVentilation.net - London , England , UK
A chemistry academic and his family lived to tell the tale of how carbon
monoxide gas filled their Leicester home, but it was not their CO alarm but the
...
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AZ
court revives suit over fumes death at lake
Arizona Capitol Times - Phoenix , AZ , USA
Carbon monoxide levels on the lake can rise to dangerous levels when the air is
stagnant and boat engine exhaust accumulates. The colorless, odorless gas ...
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Hydrogen Bacteria: One Solution To Rising Gas Costs?
Inventorspot - USA
Markov is now building a second prototype pilot scale bioreactor that mixes the
bacteria with carbon monoxide and water, producing hydrogen. ...
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Family suffers carbon monoxide poisoning
News Banner - Covington , LA , USA
Hazardous materials technicians with FD4 wearing protective breathing apparatus
entered the home and found 200 parts per million of carbon monoxide ...
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Home
safety
Times-West Virginian - Fairmont , WV , USA
“It’s a proven fact that thousands of lives are saved
every year by smoke and carbon monoxide detectors,” said Roger Wilson, Fairmont
fire chief. ...
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September 9, 2008
New lawn mowers to cut smog, cost more
Christian Science Monitor - Boston , MA , USA
“The EPA said they account for about a quarter of carbon monoxide and other
emissions. Small engines release up to 25 percent of the gasoline unburned in
...
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Bobby and Christi - inspectors to stand trial over Corfu carbon ...
Wakefield Express - Wakefield , England , UK
Bobby, six and his sister Christi Shepherd, seven, died after they were
overwhelmed by carbon monoxide gas in their holiday chalet in Corfu in October
2006. ...
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16
hospitalized in carbon monoxide poisoning
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark , NJ , USA
by Angela Stewart/The Star-Ledger Sixteen Hackensack residents -- nine of them
children -- were hospitalized and treated for carbon monoxide poisoning ...
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Gas victim has new
baby as incentive
Waikato Times - Wellington , Wellington , New Zealand
Although unfamiliar with Mr Basson's exact condition, Dr Revell said most carbon
monoxide victims were able to make a full recovery as long as their organs ...
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September 8, 2008
Quick take carbon monoxide Caution: poison gas
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale , FL , USA
The Broward County Health Department offers those and other safety tips on how
to avoid carbon monoxide dangers that can result in fatigue, weakness, ...
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Fishermen die in BBQ gas poisoning in NZ
The Age - Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Two men on a weekend fishing trip in New Zealand have died from suspected carbon
monoxide poisoning after moving a portable barbecue into their cabin to ...
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Outside use only urged for charcoal burners following weekend deaths
3 News NZ - Auckland , New Zealand
The fire service is all too well aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide
poisoning, which is why they rely so heavily on breathing apparatus to keep them
...
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Carbon Monoxide Dangerous As The Seasons Change
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls , SD , USA
But flipping that switch can increase the likelihood of carbon monoxide
poisoning. As the season changes from summer to fall, there is an increased risk
of ...
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CO Alarm Forces Evacuation of Apartments
WXIA-TV - Atlanta , GA , USA
ATLANTA , Ga -- Two apartments at the Kimberly Court Apartments in Southwest
Atlanta have been evacuated due to a Carbon Monoxide detector alarm going off.
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5 people hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure
Edmonton Sun - Alberta , Canada
By The Canadian Press VERNON, BC — Four adults and child are in Vernon a
hospital after an apparent case of carbon monoxide exposure this morning. ...
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Tiny gold clusters can help clean car exhaust
Economic Times - Gurgaon, Haryana , India
The research team discovered that size matters a lot - samples ranged from those
with little or no catalytic activity (less than one percent carbon monoxide ...
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Be aware of
carbon-monoxide dangers while boating on Utah's waters
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Carbon monoxide is a potentially deadly gas produced by burning a carbon-based
fuel, such as gasoline, propane, charcoal or oil. ...
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Canaries have long been used to detect carbon monoxide
Trinidad Times Independent - Trinidad , CO , USA
In the presence of carbon monoxide, the canary would sway noticeably on his
perch before falling, in a dramatic indication of dangerous conditions. ...
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Gas leak investigated
News of Delaware County - Havertown , PA , USA
By Vince Sullivan and Rosalie Pressman, NEWS STAFF Officials continue to
investigate a build up of carbon monoxide gas Friday at the Super Fresh
supermarket ...
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Portable-generator safety tips
WRAL.com - Raleigh , NC , USA
Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide detector when running your generator and
call the fire department when unsafe levels of carbon monoxide are detected. ...
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September 5, 2008
EPA tightens lawn mower, motor boat emission rules
Reuters - USA
The EPA estimates annual emission reductions of 600000 tons of hydrocarbons,
130000 tons of nitrogen oxide and 1.5 million tons of carbon monoxide once the
...
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Autopsy
confirms 12-year-old's caused by carbon monoxide
Charleston Gazette - WV, USA
State Police say an autopsy confirmed that carbon monoxide poisoning killed a
12-year-old girl during a pool-party sleepover at a Morgantown home. ...
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How to use a generator safely
WWL - New Orleans , LA , USA
The carbon monoxide from generators can rapidly lead to full incapacitation and
death, but it can’t be seen or smelled. Even if you cannot smell exhaust ...
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Carbon Monoxide Map of Africa
By Geology.com
Earth Observatory has a map of the carbon monoxide concentrations over Africa
between August 25 and September 1. The image was made using data from
instruments on NASA’s Terra satellite.
Geology News - http://geology.com/news
Could Your Home Be Poisoned With Carbon Monoxide?
KIDK - Idaho Falls , ID , USA
Carbon monoxide was vented into the basement which eventually made its way into
some of the apartments. This situation was resolved quickly, but carbon ...
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September 4, 2008
Ringing carbon monoxide alarms close Paso Robles business temporarily
San Luis Obispo Tribune - San Luis Obispo , CA , USA
By Staff report Seven employees of a Paso Robles AM/PM/Jack in the Box
complained of mild carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms after alarms went off at
the ...
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Be aware of carbon monoxide poisoning risks
Cumberland Times-News - Cumberland , MD , USA
Carbon monoxide kills. Anyone who has a gas furnace or using a gas power
generator or propane appliance I cannot express words strong enough to take
every ...
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Calcasieu Deputy and Father Dead of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KSLA-TV - Shreveport , LA , USA
Calcasieu Sheriff's Deputy Eric Joseph Bellard and his father Dannis have died
of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator. ...
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September 2, 2008
Warning given to people when returning home after Hurricane Gustav
WBXH - LA, USA
Residents are warned that using un-vented fuel burning equipment indoors could
result in carbon monoxide poisoning. During a flood cleanup, ...
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Carbon Monoxide detectors recalled by Midlands firm
Sunday Mercury - Birmingham , West Midlands, UK
Jo-El Electric Ltd, of Telford, Shropshire , has ordered the recall of nearly
10000 carbon monoxide detectors. The devices, sold in supermarkets and DIY ...
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Deadly gas 'nearly killed my baby'
Bradford Telegraph Argus - Bradford , England , UK
By Mel Fairhurst » A mum is urging people to install carbon monoxide detectors
in their homes after one of them saved her baby’s life. ...
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Sooty stain on carpet may be tied to bigger problem
Seattle Times - United States
The soot might be tied to a carbon monoxide problem. By Karen Youso Q: We have a
modified two-story home. The carpet in the upstairs bedrooms has a dark ...
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Carbon monoxide clears
City Hall
Danbury News Times - Danbury , CT , USA
By Eugene Driscoll DANBURY -- Workers failed to properly ventilate a gas-powered
portable generator, which allowed carbon monoxide to spread throughout City ...
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Supermarket springs carbon monoxide leak
Delaware County Daily Times - Primos, PA, USA
Then, he added, his portable black and green carbon monoxide detector made a
piercing sound. Marino said the lady who had fallen by the counter was measured
...
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Ban gets pros, cons
Columbia Independent Online - Columbia , NY , USA
The study, conducted by DEC, the Environmental Protection Agency and the state
Department of Health, also found burning trash emits arsenic, carbon monoxide
...
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August 27, 2008
CORGI warns students of carbon monoxide risks
Building.co.uk - UK
The study forms part of a campaign by the UK ’s gas safety watchdog, urging
students to be more aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide when moving into new
...
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Insensitive carbon monoxide sensor recalled
Test & Measurement - Sydney , NSW, Australia
The Department issued the instruction after sensitivity failures were found in
some makes of the 4CF sensor line. According to the product alert, ...
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Health Officials Warn of Carbon Monoxide Dangers
Wakulla.com - Crawfordville , FL , USA
The Wakulla County Health Department (WCHD) is urging the public to avoid carbon
monoxide (CO) exposure by taking precautions with gas-powered appliances ...
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Air pollution threat: Pak-EPA wants brick kilns to shift to ...
Daily Times - Lahore , Pakistan
Burning of organic material, tyres and raw coal for baking bricks at over 90
kilns in the city environs discharges volumes of carbon monoxide, ...
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Union
calls for ban on belt shafts for ventilation
Daily Mail - Charleston - Charleston , WV , USA
During a belt fire, ventilation equipment could shove smoke and carbon monoxide
directly at miners. "I just can't believe that we're sitting here today ...
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Carbon monoxide nearly kills 2 at 7-Eleven
The Trentonian - Trenton , NJ , USA
... after being overcome by the odorless, colorless, killer carbon monoxide as
they power-washed a cooler box at a 7-Eleven on Arena Drive here yesterday. ...
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August 25, 2008
Home heat takes extra care
Rutland Herald - Rutland , VT , USA
Install photoelectric smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on every level of the
home. 2. Keep all combustibles at least 3 feet away from heating equipment, ...
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Safety drive for labour camps
Gulf Daily News - Manama , Bahrain
"When they use kerosene stoves there is an emission of carbon monoxide and by
using it all the time it will cause major health problems, ...
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11 Deaths Blamed On Fay
Central Florida News 13| - Orlando , FL , USA
Fay is also being blamed for four deaths in traffic accidents, two drownings and
one carbon monoxide poisoning. The identities of all the victims and the ...
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Lethal levels of carbon monoxide hospitalize woman
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas , NV , USA
... Las Vegas Valley in a hallway filled with lethal levels of carbon monoxide
and smoke today about 4:11 am, said Tim Szymanski, fire department spokesman.
...
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Boiler safety alert
Huddersfield Examiner - Huddersfield , UK
Stacey, from Deighton, lost her 10-year-old son Dominic four years ago to carbon
monoxide poisoning. Fumes from a faulty boiler in the property next door to ...
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Carbon monoxide - the silent killer
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
Keep your furnace filter clean: a dirty filter can cause carbon monoxide
production. . Never block fresh air intakes on furnaces (even if they do cause a
...
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Sandbags, safety and more
Ocala - Ocala , FL , USA
Otherwise deadly carbon monoxide could seep into your home. Carbon monoxide is a
tasteless, odorless silent killer that prevents the body from absorbing ...
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EPA: Your car is your biggest polluter
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich , CT , USA
Chugging out of your tailpipe and seeping out from underneath your hood are
carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide. ...
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August 22, 2008
State puts Fay death toll at 6 in Fla.
WWSB - Sarasota , FL , USA
AP - August 22, 2008 9:54 AM ET They include three in traffic accidents, two
from drowning and one due to carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Health officials warn of carbon monoxide dangers
Jackson County Floridan - Marianna , FL , USA
As residents prepare for the peak of Hurricane Season , the Jackson County
Health Department is urging the public to avoid carbon monoxide (CO) exposure by
...
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Purdue report: Switching to biodiesel benefits Indianapolis buses
Noblesville Daily Times - Noblesville , IN , USA
Using B10 generally reduces particulate matter and carbon monoxide by 5 percent
and unburned hydrocarbons by 10 percent. Switching to B20 would likely cut ...
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August 21, 2008
Franklin County men's deaths ruled accidental
Carlisle Sentinel - Carlisle , PA , USA
Stewart Dewease and Keith Rohrer died from what officials believe was carbon
monoxide poisoning, which came from a running vehicle driven by Dewease, ...
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Man's death
linked to Fay
Denver Post - Denver , CO , USA
Tropical Storm Fay has technically become a killer storm in Florida , leading to
the death of a man who was poisoned by carbon-monoxide fumes from his ...
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Train fumes leak put drivers at risk, says union
ABC Online - Australia
Queensland Rail says a train driver and his co-driver received medical treatment
after carbon monoxide fumes penetrated the driver's compartment on a ...
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August 20, 2008
Family calls for ‘silent killer’ detectors
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
‘Silent killer’ carbon monoxide escaping from a blocked cooker was blamed after
David Magowan (74) was found slumped in his kitchen of his home in Carryduff ...
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Carbon monoxide may have killed woman
A New Iberia woman was found dead in her home Monday morning, an apparent victim
of carbon monoxide poisoning, but the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office and
Coroner’s Office have not yet ruled whether the death was accidental.
News from www.iberianet.com - http://www.iberianet.com/
Carbon monoxide levels force evacuation of day care, other businesses
SOUTHEAST - A day care center was among 6 businesses in the Lakeview Plaza off
Route 22 that had to be evacuated this afternoon because of high carbon monoxide
readings, authorities said.
Lohud.com: Latest News - http://www.lohud.com
Police
Identify Bodies In Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KETV.com - Omaha , NE , USA
Police identified the victims of a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in
northeast Lincoln . Angela Grueber, 31, and her husband Brandon, 30, ...
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South Wales poison death charges
Daily Post - Llandudno Junction , UK
A 59-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with the manslaughter of a couple who died of
carbon monoxide poisoning. The bodies of Margaret Powell, 72, ...
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Officials:
Don't Run Power Generators Indoors
WPBF - West Palm Beach , FL , USA
Running the power generators indoors could cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
Officials with the National Hurricane Center said it's also important to keep
...
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August 18, 2008
Tips To Keep Kids Safe From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
eMaxHealth.com - Hickory , NC , USA
Experts at the Pittsburgh Poison Center (PPC) at Children’s Hospital of
Pittsburgh of UPMC want parents to be cautious and help prevent carbon monoxide
...
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Tampa Electric Prepares for Tropical Storm Fay, Offers Tips for ...
MarketWatch - USA
Also, portable generator must NOT be taken into a residence or any enclosed
space where deadly carbon monoxide gasses could build up. ...
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A Look Back in Time: Dangers abound
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Casper , WY , USA
Unseen death -- A University of Wyoming professor figured out an antidote to
carbon monoxide poisoning, according to a report published in New York . ...
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Generators make life easier, but can be deadly
WZVN-TV - Fort Myers , FL , USA
“Carbon monoxide is the odorless tasteless gas that can kill people in minutes,”
says Dave Webster of the Cape Coral Fire Department. ...
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Those smog tests really do matter
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas , NV , USA
It was known for having the valley’s highest concentration of poisonous carbon
monoxide during the winter. Not high enough to breathe for a bit and keel ...
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Bad boiler blamed for carbon monoxide incident
KTKA.com - Topeka , KS , USA
High levels of carbon monoxide at a local apartment complex sent at least two
people to the hospital today. It happened just after midnight at the Embassy ...
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Man taken to hospital after falling ill at work
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton , NJ , USA
TRENTON -- Carbon monoxide sickened one man in an industrial building on Meade
Street on Tues day morning, fire officials say. Upon arrival, Battalion Chief
...
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Rehoboth CO victims fell ill after heater installed
Attleboro Sun Chronicle - Attleboro , MA , USA
REHOBOTH - A Martin Street couple began getting carbon monoxide poisoning after
the husband installed a water heater in their home, according to fire ...
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Children a frequent victim in house fires | KXNet.com North Dakota ...
KXMC - Minot , ND , USA
... in emergency situations and expect help from an adult. And he says carbon
monoxide from a fire can make people incoherent or put them into a deeper sleep.
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August 12, 2008
Company not liable for poisoning
Delmarva Daily Times - MD, USA
By Brian Shane • Staff Writer • August 12, 2008 OCEAN CITY -- A federal judge
found the company that sold a water heater which leaked carbon monoxide gas ...
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Proposal to pare ozone pitched
Denver Post - Denver , CO , USA
The plan projects cutting as much as 82 tons a day in volatile organics,
chemical nitrogen oxides and carbon-monoxide pollution. In 2006, residents in
the ...
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Kids
Overcome by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WFMJ - Youngstown , OH , USA
Emergency crews were called out after a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning,
near Portersville, in Butler County . A woman traveling with five children found
...
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Carbon monoxide leads to apartment building evacuation
Austin American-Statesman - Austin , TX , USA
Forty-four residents were evaluated for carbon monoxide exposure, and four of
those were takento Seton Medical Center , he said. ...
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2 people treated for carbon monoxide fumes at Sahuaro Lake
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) - Phoenix , AZ , USA
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office reported that two people were treated for
consuming carbon monoxide fumes at Sahuaro Lake Sunday night. ...
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August 9, 2008
Inhalational Diesel Exhaust Exposure in Submariners: Observational ...
RedOrbit -
Dallas,
TX,
USA
American Thoracic Society: Single-breath carbon monoxide diffusing capacity
(transfer factor): recommendations for a standard technique: 1995 update. ...
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Essex family escapes CO leak
Baltimore Sun - United States
That's when the carbon monoxide alarm went off. She ran outside with her son.
"The Fire Department told me when they came that if the alarm hadn't worked ...
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Staying Well: Women's health risks decrease after quitting smoking
The
Flint Journal - MLive.com -
Flint,
MI,
USA
According to information obtained from the National Cancer Institute, levels of
carbon monoxide in the blood begin to decline within a few hours of quitting ...
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Athletes are concerned about Beijing's air -- and with reason
CNN -
USA
Perhaps of primary concern to athletes, though, should be carbon monoxide. This
is the stuff that kills you if you're locked in a room with a running ...
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Brewer: CO poisoning
victim improving at hospital
Bangor Daily News -
Bangor,
ME,
USA
By Nok-Noi Ricker BREWER,
Maine
- One of the two women found unconscious earlier
this week from breathing carbon monoxide gas that seeped into the apartment ...
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August 7, 2008
Firefighters investigate gas odor at nursing home
Leavenworth Times - Leavenworth , KS , USA
But they the did record high carbon monoxide levels, according to a fire
department spokesman. Firefighters went to the Golden Living Center , ...
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Four people taken to hospital after generator sends carbon ...
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk , VA , USA
By Cindy Clayton Four people were taken to a hospital this morning after a
generator being used inside a garage sent carbon monoxide fumes into their ...
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Does carbon monoxide treatment alter cytokine levels after ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - New York , NY , USA
Carbon monoxide (CO) has recently been suggested to have anti-inflammatory
properties, but data seem to be contradictory and species-specific. ...
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August 6, 2008
Carbon monoxide suspected in deaths of three Illinois residents
Henderson Gleaner - Henderson, KY, USA
Three Olney, Ill. residents died from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning on
Tuesday. The victims were found in a camper trailer north of Olney. ...
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Victim named in
carbon-monoxide death
Benton County Daily Record - Bentonville, AR, USA
Dwight Hastie, 45, was pronounced dead Monday after emergency personnel
responded to a report of carbon monoxide coming from a duplex at 1201 N.
Cliffstone. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Worries in Essex
ABC2 News - Baltimore, MD, USA
An appartment complex in Essex with a history of carbon monoxide problems is
once again under scrutiny. In recent weeks, Baltimore County firefighters have
...
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Brewer Residents Hospitalized For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WCSH-TV - Portland, ME, USA
She recognized the conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning and called 911.
Brewer Fire Department officials arrived on the scene around 11 AM They
evacuated ...
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Meeting to address CO concerns
Baltimore Sun - United States
Concerned about a series of carbon monoxide-related calls this summer, Baltimore
County fire officials will hold a town meeting at 7 pm today in the Cove ..
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August 4, 2008
Ice Center evacuated as carbon monoxide level climbs
Greater Milwaukee Today - WI, USA
The carbon monoxide given off by the washers accumulated in the building until
one man inside complained of headaches and nausea, Van Langen said.
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Three Die in Coal Mine in Kyrgyz South
RedOrbit - Dallas, TX, USA
Bishkek, 4 August: Three miners have died in southern Kyrgyzstan, getting
poisoned by carbon monoxide, sources in the Kyrgyz Emergencies Ministry's press
...
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Air quality improvement?
Dallas Morning News - Dallas, TX, USA
According to the brochure, because of intensive efforts over the past 7 years,
"the amount of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and ...
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Switching city vehicles to natural gas helps Lake Jackson
Houston Chronicle - United States
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, natural gas vehicles emit
at least 90 percent less carbon monoxide than gasoline vehicles, ...
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New Law Requires Carbon Monoxide Alarms In Homes
WCCO - Minneapolis, MN, USA
As of August 1, all single-family homes in the state must have carbon monoxide
detectors. The alarms will hopefully prevent deaths and injury from the ...
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Holiday killer warning
Huddersfield Examiner - Huddersfield, UK
But Huddersfield families heading off in their caravans are being urged to make
sure they are safe from carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Firefighters give out extra detectors
Indianapolis Star - United States
By Josh Duke In the past year, Brownsburg firefighters have given out and
installed about 800 smoke detectors and 400 carbon monoxide detectors. ...
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Residents recover after poisoning
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh, NC, USA
DURHAM – People at Lynnhaven Apartments are worried about health hazards at the
place they call home after they were exposed to carbon monoxide. ...
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Engineers seek to help biodiesel production
El Defensor Chieftain - Socorro, NM, USA
While biodiesel engines would still release carbon dioxide, he said, they would
put out less carbon monoxide and sulfur than petroleum diesel, ...
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August 1, 2008
CO detector requirement takes effect Friday
Post-Bulletin - Rochester, MN, USA
PAUL -- State law requires that single-family homes in Minnesota have at least
one carbon monoxide detector starting Friday. ...
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Apartment residents ill from CO leak
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh, NC, USA
The carbon monoxide leak happened just after 4:30 pm at the Lynnhaven apartments
on Wadesboro Street. DURHAM -- Several people were taken to the hospital ...
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CO suspected in death of ramen shop worker
The Daily Yomiuri - Osaka, Japan
... the floor of the shop in Wakayama early Thursday morning and was later
declared dead at a hospital, apparently the victim of carbon monoxide poisoning.
...
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July 31, 2008
How's your lawn's carbon footprint?
Statesman Journal - Salem, OR, USA
... particulate matter (damaging to the respiratory system), carbon monoxide (a
poisonous gas) and carbon dioxide (contributing to global warming). ...
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Second phase
of carbon-monoxide legislation mandates alarms in ...
Pioneer Press - St. Paul, MN, USA
By Mara H. Gottfried Jason Griggs says his daughter might still be alive if a
Minnesota law requiring carbon monoxide alarms in all single-family homes were
...
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July 30, 2008
Workers
Evacuate After Carbon Monoxide Leak
WISN.com - Milwaukee, WI, USA
Workers from GE Healthcare in West Milwaukee evacuated Tuesday night because of
a carbon monoxide leak. The building is located on Electric Avenue between ...
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OSAKA -- Eleven people collapsed at a bakery here after apparently ...
Mainichi Daily News - Japan
... told investigators that the ventilating fan was not working at the time,
leading them to suspect that the victims suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Carbon-monoxide alarms now mandataroy in all homes
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis, MN, USA
Orwell is smiling, or turning over. poll: Have you installed a carbon-monoxide
detector? A new law takes effect Friday requiring all single-family homes in ...
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July 29, 2008
Carbon monoxide alarm requirement takes effect Friday
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis, MN, USA
By PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune poll: Have you installed a carbon-monoxide detector?
A new law takes effect Friday requiring all single-family homes in ...
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Storms set off alarms at Duxbury nursing home
The Patriot Ledger - Quincy, MA, USA
Storms set off several fire alarms and a carbon monoxide detector at Bay Path
Nursing Home on Kingstown Way. Deputy Fire Chief William Carrico said the ...
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Lawsuit filed in hotel carbon monoxide death
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown, PA, USA
But the canopy, the suit alleges, was enclosed over a basement exhaust vent --
trapping the carbon monoxide emitted from hot water heaters -- and the ...
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Carbon monoxide leak at Amsterdam hospital
DutchNews.nl - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Twelve newborn babies at the VU medical hospital in Amsterdam were transferred
to another department yesterday when carbon monoxide was detected in their ...
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New
laws focus on safety of children
News & Observer - Raleigh, NC, USA
Carbon monoxide detectors. Owners of rental properties that have
fossil-fuel-burning heaters must install carbon monoxide detectors by Jan. 1,
2010. ...
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Feds propose fines for Wisconsin computer recycler
Chicago Tribune - United States
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration alleges CRT Processing LLC
exposed workers to carbon monoxide, lead and cadmium. ...
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Beijing
says smog looks worse than it is
Kansas City Star - MO, USA
It has succeeded in reducing some pollutants levels of carbon monoxide and
carbon dioxide, but levels of microscopic particulates suspended in the air ...
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July 28, 2008
Transport remains main source of health-damaging pollutants
Environmental Expert (press release) - Madrid, Madrid, Spain
A report launched today by the European Environment Agency shows that road
transport remains the single main source of sulphur oxides (SOx), carbon
monoxide ...
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Olympic measures improving air quality, Beijing says
Bangkok Post - Thailand
The aggregated level of major air pollutants such as carbon monoxide, carbon
dioxide and particulate matter dropped this month by 20 per cent year-on-year
...
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Sounding the alarm
Norristown Times Herald - Norristown, PA, USA
"I told her you can't smell carbon monoxide, so if she hears the alarm to leave
the house and call 911," Cordova said. O'Donnell said a near-tragedy on East ...
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Laramie institute focuses on reducing carbon emissions
Casper Star-Tribune Online - Casper, WY, USA
Argyle said the hydrogen in the water is released when the water's oxygen atoms
combine with the carbon monoxide to create CO2.
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July 24, 2008
RV campers warned of potential risks
Indianapolis Star - United States
An Illinois man died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning during this year's
Indianapolis 500. Now, officials from the Marion County Health Department and
...
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:
Fact Sheet | CDC APRHB
This page contains facts about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
From Garbage to Gastank: Trash as Biofuel
Discovery Channel - USA
The first step is gasification, in which the waste is heated with limited oxygen
to create carbon monoxide and hydrogen. "It's a very different process from ...
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Sierra Club May Force Automakers to Deepen Cuts in Fuel, Carbon
Bloomberg - USA
California's previous standards on vehicle emissions such as carbon monoxide and
oxides of nitrogen and sulfur have been adopted in the US and ...
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12 hospitalized following CO leak
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh, NC, USA
CHARLOTTE -- At least a dozen people were rushed to the hospital following an
apparent carbon monoxide leak early Wednesday morning at an uptown grocery ...